CVE-2016-6131 The demangler in GNU Libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, stack overflow, and crash) via a cycle in the references of remembered mangled types.
HighCVSS 7.5
EPSS 4.6%
- Published
- Updated
- Exploit status
- No public exploit known
Description
The demangler in GNU Libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, stack overflow, and crash) via a cycle in the references of remembered mangled types.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| debian/binutils(Debian:12) | < 2.27.51.20161102-1 | 2.27.51.20161102-1 |
| debian/binutils(Debian:13) | < 2.27.51.20161102-1 | 2.27.51.20161102-1 |
| debian/binutils(Debian:14) | < 2.27.51.20161102-1 | 2.27.51.20161102-1 |
| debian/ht(Debian:12) | < 2.1.0+repack1-2 | 2.1.0+repack1-2 |
| debian/ht(Debian:13) | < 2.1.0+repack1-2 | 2.1.0+repack1-2 |
| debian/ht(Debian:14) | < 2.1.0+repack1-2 | 2.1.0+repack1-2 |
| debian/libiberty(Debian:12) | < 20161017-1 | 20161017-1 |
| debian/libiberty(Debian:13) | < 20161017-1 | 20161017-1 |
| debian/libiberty(Debian:14) | < 20161017-1 | 20161017-1 |
| GNU libiberty | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/binutils-h8300-hms(Ubuntu:24.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/gcc-h8300-hms(Ubuntu:24.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/binutils-h8300-hms(Ubuntu:26.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/gcc-h8300-hms(Ubuntu:26.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/binutils-h8300-hms(Ubuntu:26.10) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/gcc-h8300-hms(Ubuntu:26.10) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/binutils-h8300-hms(Ubuntu:22.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/gcc-h8300-hms(Ubuntu:22.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
| ubuntu/nescc(Ubuntu:22.04) | All versions | No fix listed |
References
- Ubuntu CVE tracker vendor-advisory
- USN-3337-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-3368-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-3367-1 vendor-advisory
- USN-4336-2 vendor-advisory
- www.cve.org
- Debian Security Tracker CVE-2016-6131 vendor-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160630 CVE Request: No demangling of untrusted binaries (2) mailing-list third-party-advisory
- [oss-security] 20160630 Re: CVE Request: No demangling of untrusted binaries (2) mailing-list third-party-advisory
- 91519 third-party-advisory vdb-entry
- gcc.gnu.org issue-tracking
- [gcc-patches] 20160630 Fix fir PR71696 in Libiberty Demangler (6) mailing-list patch vendor-advisory
- bugs.debian.org issue-tracking