CVE-2016-4491

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…

published February 24, 2017

CVSS
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EPSS
2%
Percentile
77.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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."

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01772 · 77.9th percentile
Published
2017-02-24T20:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 24 FEB 20:00Z
    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…
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