VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-3995

CVSS score7.5 HIGH

EPSS probability1.86%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-02-13

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

The timing attack protection in Rijndael::Enc::ProcessAndXorBlock and Rijndael::Dec::ProcessAndXorBlock in Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) before 5.6.4 may be optimized out by the compiler, which allows attackers to conduct timing attacks.

Weakness classification

CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory