CVE-2016-4491

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."

• CWE-119

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90016
• https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70909Issue Tracking
• https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-05/msg00105.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90016
• https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70909Issue Tracking
• https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-05/msg00105.htmlPatch, Vendor Advisory

Published

Feb 24, 2017

Last Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Status

Modified

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