CVE-2016-4492
4.4
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.22%
Description
Buffer overflow in the do_type function in cplus-dem.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary.
How to fix CVE-2016-4492
To remediate CVE-2016-4492, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/binutils—upgrade to 2.27.51.20161102-1 or later
- Debian/ht—upgrade to 2.1.0+repack1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 20161011-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-4492 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.27.51.20161102-1
- from 0, < 2.1.0+repack1-1
- from 0, < 20161011-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |