PT-2017-8504
CVE-2016-4489
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Published
2017-02-24
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Updated
2025-10-30
Description by
CVSS 3.1
5.5
MediumMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
libiberty (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to an integer overflow in the
gnu special function, which can be exploited by remote attackers to cause a denial of service. This is achieved through a crafted binary and is related to the demangling of virtual tables, potentially leading to a segmentation fault and crash.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
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