VDB
CVE-2016-6131
CVE-2016-6131
PUBLISHED
The demangler in GNU Libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, stack overflow, and crash) via a cycle in the references of remembered mangled types.
EPSS 1.76% · 83.0th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
1.76%
83.0th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | libiberty | 20160215-1, 0, 20141014-1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | libiberty | 20131116-1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | binutils-h8300-hms | 0, 2.16.1-10build1 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | binutils-h8300-hms | 2.16.1-10build1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | nescc | 1.3.5-1.1build1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS | binutils | 2.24-2ubuntu2, 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm5, 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | ht | 2.1.0-1build1, 2.1.0-1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | valgrind | *, 1:3.8.1-5ubuntu1, 1:3.8.1-5ubuntu2 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | binutils-h8300-hms | 2.16.1-10build1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | nescc | 1.3.5-1.1build1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | binutils-h8300-hms | 2.16.1-10build1, 0 |
| Ubuntu:20.04:LTS | gcc-h8300-hms | 0, 1:3.4.6+dfsg2-4ubuntu3, 1:3.4.6+dfsg2-4.1 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | gcc-h8300-hms | 0, 1:3.4.6+dfsg2-4.2 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | gcc-h8300-hms | 1:3.4.6+dfsg2-4ubuntu1, 0, 1:3.4.6+dfsg2-4ubuntu3 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | gcc-h8300-hms | 0, 1:3.4.6+dfsg2-4ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | binutils-h8300-hms | 2.16.1-10, 0 |
| Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS | binutils | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04, 2.26-8ubuntu2.1, 2.25.51.20151028-0ubuntu1 |
| Ubuntu:18.04:LTS | nescc | 1.3.5-1, 0, 1.3.5-1.1 |
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | nescc | 0, 1.3.5-1 |
| Ubuntu:14.04:LTS | gdb | 0, 7.6.50.20131218-0ubuntu1, 7.6.1-0ubuntu3 |
…and 5 more
Exploit Intelligence
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=71696 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20160630 CVE Request: No demangling of untrusted binaries (2) (circl)
- 91519 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20160630 Re: CVE Request: No demangling of untrusted binaries (2) (circl)
- [gcc-patches] 20160630 Fix fir PR71696 in Libiberty Demangler (6) (circl)
Timeline
- Feb 7, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 3, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 7, 2023 EPSS Score
- Oct 29, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6131 third-party-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3337-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3368-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3367-1 vendor-advisory
- https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-6131 third-party-advisory