CVE-2016-4490 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnu	Libiberty

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libiberty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90019
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70498
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4490
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4490

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-24T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.466Z

Reserved: 2016-05-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-4490

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-24T20:59:00.500

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-4490

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4490 - Bugzilla

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