USN-4827-1

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    USN-4827-1

    Published: 15 Mar 2021Last Modified: 29 Jun 2026

    Summary: libcrypto++ vulnerability

    Details: It was discovered that Crypto++ mishandled certain input. An attacker could use this vulnerability to leak potentially sensitive information.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4827-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2017-9434

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: libcrypto++

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/libcrypto%2B%2B?arch=source&distro=trusty%2Fesm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -5.6.1-6+deb8u3ubuntu0.1~esm1

    Affected versions

    5.6.1-6
    5.6.1-6+deb8u1build0.14.04.1
    5.6.1-6+deb8u3build0.14.04.1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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