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Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2016 18:00:08 -0400 (EDT)
From: cve-assign@...re.org
To: noloader@...il.com
Cc: cve-assign@...re.org, oss-security@...ts.openwall.com
Subject: Re: Does a documentation bug elevate to CVE status? - Crypto++

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> did not tell users that they must define -DNDEBUG when using alternate
> build systems, like Autotools or CMake

> machinery could engage that
> egresses the sensitive information to the file system (core files and
> the like). On some platforms, like Ubuntu with Apport, Apple with
> CrashReporter, and Windows with Windows Error Reporting, the sensitive
> information is egressed to a third party

Use CVE-2016-7420 for this Crypto++ (aka cryptopp) vulnerability.

In general, documentation bugs can have CVEs. Maybe the easiest
example to find is CVE-2010-4179.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/11/10/12 is another
example of how misleading documentation can have a CVE.

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