CVE-2016-4491
Fixed in a distro release EPSS 2%
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."
Products: gnu libiberty
Distro releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Debian 12 | binutils | 2.28-3 |
| Debian 12 | libiberty | 20170627-1 |
| Debian 13 | binutils | 2.28-3 |
| Debian 13 | libiberty | 20170627-1 |
| Debian 14 | binutils | 2.28-3 |
| Debian 14 | libiberty | 20170627-1 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | gdb | 7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | libiberty | 20131116-1ubuntu0.2 |
| Ubuntu 14.04 LTS | valgrind | 1:3.10.1-1ubuntu3~14.5 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | binutils-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | gcc-arm-none-eabi | no fix |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | gcc-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | gccxml | no fix |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | gdb | 7.11.1-0ubuntu1~16.5 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | ht | no fix |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | libiberty | 20160215-1ubuntu0.2 |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | nescc | no fix |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | sdcc | no fix |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | valgrind | 1:3.11.0-1ubuntu4.2 |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | binutils-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | gcc-arm-none-eabi | no fix |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | gcc-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | nescc | no fix |
| Ubuntu 18.04 LTS | sdcc | no fix |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | binutils-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | gcc-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 20.04 LTS | nescc | no fix |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | binutils-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | gcc-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS | nescc | no fix |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | binutils-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | gcc-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | binutils-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | gcc-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | binutils-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | gcc-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.10 | binutils-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu 26.10 | gcc-h8300-hms | no fix |
| Ubuntu Pro 14.04 LTS | binutils | no fix |
| Ubuntu Pro 16.04 LTS | binutils | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1 |