Name: CVE-2016-4492: Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-02-24T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2016-4492, CWE-119, CVSS 4.4, EPSS 0.00224

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 4.4
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade libibertyUpgrade htUpgrade binutils	Mar 31, 2017	Jul 18, 2016
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp2	—	Upgrade gdbUpgrade gdb-gdbserver	Feb 22, 2021	Feb 24, 2017
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3	—	Upgrade gdbUpgrade gdb-gdbserver	Apr 30, 2021	Feb 24, 2017
Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5	—	Upgrade gdbUpgrade gdb-gdbserver	Feb 3, 2021	Feb 24, 2017
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	May 3, 2016
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade valgrindUpgrade libiberty-devUpgrade binutils-multiarch (Ubuntu Pro)Upgrade gdbUpgrade binutils (Ubuntu Pro)	Jun 21, 2017	Feb 24, 2017

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