Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libgfortran package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.37% (73rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBGFORTRAN-1962644
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed3 May 2016

Introduced: 3 May 2016

CVE-2016-4493  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 libgfortran.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libgfortran package and not the libgfortran package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The demangle_template_value_parm and do_hpacc_template_literal functions in cplus-dem.c in libiberty allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted binary.