Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CVE-2016-4490
Summary
Integer overflow in cp-demangle.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, related to inconsistent use of the long and int types for lengths.
- LOW
- LOCAL
- NONE
- UNCHANGED
- REQUIRED
- NONE
- NONE
- HIGH
CWE-190 - Integer Overflow or Wraparound
The software performs a calculation that can produce an integer overflow or wraparound, when the logic assumes that the resulting value will always be larger than the original value. This can introduce other weaknesses when the calculation is used for resource management or execution control.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published