CVE-2016-4492 Memory corruption in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted binary due to a buffer overflow in the libiberty library.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-4492?
CVE-2016-4492 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Feb 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Buffer overflow in the do_type function in cplus-dem.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary.
Weakness: CWE-119
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-4492?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gnu Libiberty.
How do I fix CVE-2016-4492?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2016-4492 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-4492 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-4492, GHSA-v5h9-4mvm-w8vm, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4492.