CVEvulnerability
CVE-2016-2226
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2017-02-24
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-119, CWE-190
Description
Integer overflow in the string_appends function in cplus-dem.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Affected configurations
• gnu libiberty
Related
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90103 www.securityfocus.com
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=69687 Issue Tracking
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42386/ www.exploit-db.com
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90103 www.securityfocus.com
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=69687 Issue Tracking
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42386/ www.exploit-db.com