Description
Integer overflow in the gnu_special function in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, related to the "demangling of virtual tables."
Published: 2017-02-24
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Advisories
Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-552-1 binutils security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-5476 Integer overflow in the gnu_special function in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, related to the "demangling of virtual tables."
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3337-1 Valgrind vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3367-1 gdb vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-3368-1 libiberty vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
History

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Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00442}

epss

{'score': 0.00333}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:32:25.599Z

Reserved: 2016-05-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-4489

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-24T20:59:00.470

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2016-4489

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-04-01T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-4489 - Bugzilla

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Weaknesses