Out-of-bounds Read Affecting binutils package, versions <2.27.51.20161102-1
Snyk CVSS
Attack Complexity
Low
User Interaction
Required
Availability
High
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.38% (73rd
percentile)
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Test your applications- Snyk ID SNYK-DEBIAN11-BINUTILS-529381
- published 24 Feb 2017
- disclosed 24 Feb 2017
Introduced: 24 Feb 2017
CVE-2016-4493 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade Debian:11
binutils
to version 2.27.51.20161102-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils
package and not the binutils
package as distributed by Debian
.
See How to fix?
for Debian:11
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-4493
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70926
- https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-05/msg00223.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90014
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-4493