Improper resource allocation In libcrypto++
Description
Crypto++ (aka cryptopp and libcrypto++) 5.6.4 contained a bug in its ASN.1 BER decoding routine. The library will allocate a memory block based on the length field of the ASN.1 object. If there is not enough content octets in the ASN.1 object, then the function will fail and the memory block will be zeroed even if its unused. There is a noticeable delay during the wipe for a large allocation.
Mitigation
Update Impact
Minimal update. May introduce new vulnerabilities or breaking changes.
Ecosystem | Package | Affected version | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|---|
 debian 12 | 5.6.4-5 | ||
debian 11 | 5.6.4-5 | ||
debian 13 | 5.6.4-5 | ||
debian 14 | 5.6.4-5 |
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