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CVE-2016-4489 (GCVE-0-2016-4489)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-24 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 00:32
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Summary
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."
Severity
5.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2016-04-01 00:00
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