CVE-2016-2226
HIGH7.8EPSS 9.3%Published: 2/24/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
Description
Integer overflow in the string_appends function in cplus-dem.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Affected packages (3)
- Debian/binutilsfrom 0, < 2.27.51.20161102-1
- Debian/htfrom 0, < 2.1.0+repack1-1
- Debian/libibertyfrom 0, < 20161011-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |