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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4491

DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4491 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

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."

Risk Scores

CVSS v3.0
5.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:14libiberty0, 0, 0
Debian:11libiberty0, 0, 0
Debian:11binutils0, 0, 0
Debian:12libiberty0, 0, 0
Debian:12binutils0, 0, 0
Debian:13binutils0, 0, 0
Debian:13libiberty0, 0, 0
Debian:14binutils0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Feb 24, 2017 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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