CVE-2016-4491 Information

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.\

CVSS Vector

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

Reference

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90016 https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70909 https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-05/msg00105.html

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

HIGH

Base Severity

5.5