CVE-2016-4490
5.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.61%
Description
Integer overflow in cp-demangle.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, related to inconsistent use of the long and int types for lengths.
How to fix CVE-2016-4490
To remediate CVE-2016-4490, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/binutils—upgrade to 2.27.51.20161102-1 or later
- Debian/ht—upgrade to 2.1.0+repack1-1 or later
- —upgrade to 20161011-1 or later
Is CVE-2016-4490 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.6%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.27.51.20161102-1
- from 0, < 2.1.0+repack1-1
- from 0, < 20161011-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM5.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |