CVE-2016-4491

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

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."

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Feb 24, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2016-4491: Medium severity, CVSS 5.5 | Vulnix