CVE-2016-6131

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.02% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory gnu.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=71696 issue tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/30/4 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/91519 vdb entry third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/30/7 third party advisory mailing list
https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-06/msg02030.html mailing list patch vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-6131?
CVE-2016-6131 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-6131?
To fix CVE-2016-6131, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-6131 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2016-6131 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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