Uncontrolled Recursion Affecting libstdc++-docs package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.07% (31st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBSTDCDOCS-2386062
  • published27 Jan 2022
  • disclosed29 Jan 2021

Introduced: 29 Jan 2021

CVE-2021-46195  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-674  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 libstdc++-docs.

NVD Description

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

GCC v12.0 was discovered to contain an uncontrolled recursion via the component libiberty/rust-demangle.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by consuming excessive CPU and memory resources.

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