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CVE-2016-6131

The demangler in GNU Libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, stack overflow, and crash) via a cycle…

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
7.5
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
4.6%
percentile 92%
Public exploits
0
none known

The demangler in GNU Libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, stack overflow, and crash) via a cycle in the references of remembered mangled types.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

4.62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.07.5CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD2.05.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

  • gcc.gnu.org /bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=71696 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/06/30/4 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • securityfocus.com /bid/91519 · vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID, x_transferred
  • openwall.com /lists/oss-security/2016/06/30/7 · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred
  • gcc.gnu.org /ml/gcc-patches/2016-06/msg02030.html · mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, x_transferred

Sources

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