Out-of-Bounds Affecting binutils package, versions <2.28-3


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Snyk's Security Team recommends NVD's CVSS assessment. Learn more

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.77% (78th percentile)

Do your applications use this vulnerable package?

In a few clicks we can analyze your entire application and see what components are vulnerable in your application, and suggest you quick fixes.

Test your applications
  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-BINUTILS-17992706
  • published16 Jul 2026
  • disclosed24 Feb 2017

Introduced: 24 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-4491  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest binutils to version 2.28-3 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

The d_print_comp function in cp-demangle.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, which triggers infinite recursion and a buffer overflow, related to a node having "itself as ancestor more than once."