Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting libstdc++ package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on CentOS security rating

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.8% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS6-LIBSTDC-1972375
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 21 Aug 2016

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 libstdc++.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libstdc++ package and not the libstdc++ package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow vulnerability in bdwgc before 2016-09-27 allows attackers to cause client of bdwgc denial of service (heap buffer overflow crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via huge allocation.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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NVD

9.8 critical
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    None
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    High
  • Availability (A)
    High