CVE-2016-4492

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 4.4

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.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2016-4492

Assigner
cve@mitre.org

Vulnerability Status
Modified

Published Version
2017-02-24T20:59:00

Last Modified Date
2017-07-28T01:29:01

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-119	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/119.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libiberty::::::::	1	OR

CVSS Version 2

Version
2.0

Vector String
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector
NETWORK

Access Compatibility
MEDIUM

Authentication
NONE

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Integrity Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
PARTIAL

Base Score
4.3

Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
8.6

Impact Score
2.9

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.0

Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
HIGH

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
NONE

Availability Impact
HIGH

Base Score
4.4

Base Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
0.8

Impact Score
3.6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-05/msg00223.html	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70926	Issue Tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5	Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90014

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4492
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-4492

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-05-10 09:17:42				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 14:15:22	2017-02-24T20:59Z	2017-02-24T20:59:00	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-02 14:15:22		2017-07-28T01:29:01	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-02 14:15:23		Modified	Vulnerability Status	updated