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CVE-2016-4489 | Mondoo Vulnerability Intelligence

Vulnerability IntelligenceCVE-2016-4489

CVE-2016-4489

MEDIUM5.5

Integer overflow in the gnu_special function in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, related to the "demangling of virtual tables

Published Feb 24, 2017

Modified 1 years ago

Details

Integer overflow in the gnu_special function in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, related to the "demangling of virtual tables."

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90017

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70492

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4489

CVSS Analysis

CVSS v3.0

5.5

Exploitability

Attack Vector

LocalAV:L

Attack Complexity

LowAC:L

Privileges Required

NonePR:N

User Interaction

RequiredUI:R

Scope

Scope

UnchangedS:U

Impact

Confidentiality

NoneC:N

Integrity

NoneI:N

Availability

HighA:H

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

Ecosystems

Timeline

PublishedFeb 24, 2017

ModifiedAug 6, 2024