CVE-2016-4491
mediumpriority · track · 23EPSS 0.018 · 78 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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."
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affected products (2)
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references (10)
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- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70909Patchcnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2021.2483cnnvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90016enisa_euvd
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70909enisa_euvd
- https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-05/msg00105.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisorynvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90016nvd
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