CVE-2016-6131 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via infinite loop and stack overflow in the GNU Libiberty demangler.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-6131?
CVE-2016-6131 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-6131?
It affects 1 product.
Linux distribution packages (1)
valgrind openSUSE:Tumbleweed | All versions | 3.19.0-3.1 |
Products include Gnu Libiberty.
How do I fix CVE-2016-6131?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-6131 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-6131 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-6131, GHSA-j4gc-wrx5-3h2g, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6131, openSUSE-SU-2024:12058-1.