CVE-2016-4490

MEDIUM

libiberty - Denial of Service via Integer Overflow in cp-demangle.c

Title source: llm

Description

Integer overflow in cp-demangle.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, related to inconsistent use of the long and int types for lengths.

References (3)

Core 3

Core References

Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70498

Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist

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

Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90019

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0061

EPSS Percentile 70.0%

Attack Vector LOCAL

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

Details

CWE

CWE-190

Status published

Products (1)

gnu/libiberty

Published Feb 24, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026