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CVE-2016-4493

• 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-125

Description

The demangle_template_value_parm and do_hpacc_template_literal functions in cplus-dem.c in libiberty allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted binary.

Affected products

• GNU Libiberty: all versions

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90014
• https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70926
• https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-05/msg00223.html
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90014
• https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70926
• https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-05/msg00223.html

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