Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2016-4492CVE-2016-4492
4.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
52.5%
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.
Bugs
- <https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70926>
- <https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840358 (ht)>
- <https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840360 (libiberty)>
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| mdeslaur | same binutils commit as CVE-2016-2226 |
| sbeattie | fixed in gcc 7.1 and 8.0 |
| OS | Version | Architecture | Package | Version | Filename |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | 14.04 | noarch | binutils | < any | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | binutils | < 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1) Available with Ubuntu Pro or Ubuntu Pro (Infra-only | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 18.04 | noarch | binutils-h8300-hms | < any | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 20.04 | noarch | binutils-h8300-hms | < any | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 22.04 | noarch | binutils-h8300-hms | < any | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 23.10 | noarch | binutils-h8300-hms | < any | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 24.04 | noarch | binutils-h8300-hms | < any | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | binutils-h8300-hms | < any | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 18.04 | noarch | gcc-arm-none-eabi | < any | UNKNOWN |
| ubuntu | 16.04 | noarch | gcc-arm-none-eabi | < any | UNKNOWN |
References
gcc.gnu.org/git/?p=gcc.git;a=commit;h=03ef0c6c55ab81002abef62cec430d0496c3a01c
gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-05/msg00223.html
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2016-4492
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-4492
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4492
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3337-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3367-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3368-1
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-4492
Related
4.4 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
4.3 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
MEDIUM
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
0.002 Low
EPSS
Percentile
52.5%