CVE-2016-4490
GCC Integer Overflow Denial of Service
Description
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 24, 2017, 8:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 28, 2017, 1:29 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
3.6
Exploitability Score :
1.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-4490 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2016-4490.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90019 | |
| https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70498 | Issue Tracking |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
source code of paper An Empirical Study on the Distance Metric in Guiding Directed Grey-box Fuzzing (ISSRE24)
Python Shell
None
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Map Vulnerabilities into Different Layers of the Container Image
Python
A collection of vulnerabilities discovered by the AFL fuzzer (afl-fuzz)
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2016-4490 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2016-4490 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jul. 28, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90019 [No Types Assigned] -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Feb. 27, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Changed Reference Type https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70498 No Types Assigned https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70498 Issue Tracking Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List Added CWE CWE-190 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libiberty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2016-4490 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2016-4490
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.39 }} 0.00%
score
0.69165
percentile