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CVE-2016-4492

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Date: February 24, 2017

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.

Language: RPM

Severity Score

4.4

Related Resources (9)

Url: https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70926

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-4492

Url: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4492

Url: https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-4492

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

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4492

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90014

Url: https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-05/msg00223.html

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-4492

Severity Score

4.4

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

Top Fix

Upgrade Version

Upgrade to version basepoints/gcc-8

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	4.4
Attack Vector (AV):	LOCAL
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	HIGH
User Interaction (UI):	NONE
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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