CVE-2016-4491

Published: Feb 24, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

5.5

Vector

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

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

The d_print_comp function in cp-demangle.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, which triggers infinite recursion and a buffer overflow, related to a node having "itself as ancestor more than once."

Affected (1)

Products: Gnu: Libiberty

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Libiberty	All versions

Related CWEs

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (8)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90016

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70909

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-05/msg00105.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90016

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70909

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking

https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-05/msg00105.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

PatchVendor Advisory

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