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CVE-2016-4489

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-02-24 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-190

Description

Integer overflow in the gnu_special function in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, related to the "demangling of virtual tables."

Affected products

• GNU Libiberty: all versions

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90017
• https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70492
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90017
• https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70492

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