CVE-2016-4491
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.52%
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."
How to fix CVE-2016-4491
To remediate CVE-2016-4491, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/binutils—upgrade to 2.28-3 or later
- —upgrade to 20170627-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-4491 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.28-3
- from 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 |