CVE-2016-4492

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2016-4492  

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.

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

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.

Find out more about CVE-2016-4492 from the MITRE CVE dictionary dictionary and NIST NVD.

Statement

Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. This issue is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.

CVSS v2 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score 2.6
Base Metrics AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity High
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial

CVSS v3 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v3 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS3 Base Score 5.3
CVSS3 Base Metrics CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact Low

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Affected Packages State

Platform Package State
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gcc Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 compat-gcc-44 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 compat-gcc-34 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 compat-gcc-32 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 binutils Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 gdb Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gcc Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 compat-gcc-296 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 compat-gcc-295 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 binutils Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 gdb Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 compat-gcc-32 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 compat-gcc-34 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 binutils Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gdb Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gcc44 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 gcc Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 binutils220 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 compat-gcc-34 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 compat-gcc-32 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 compat-gcc-296 Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 compat-gcc-295 Will not fix

External References