CVE-2016-4491
MEDIUM5.5EPSS 0.52%Published: 2/24/2017Modified: 4/28/2026
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 packages (2)
- Debian/binutilsfrom 0, < 2.28-3
- Debian/libibertyfrom 0, < 20170627-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |