Out-of-Bounds Affecting libstdc++ package, versions *


low

Snyk CVSS

    Attack Complexity Low

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS 0.35% (72nd percentile)
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NVD
5.5 medium
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Red Hat
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  • Snyk ID SNYK-CENTOS7-LIBSTDC-1962523
  • published 26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed 2 May 2016

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 libstdc++.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libstdc++ package and not the libstdc++ package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The d_print_comp function in cp-demangle.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, which triggers infinite recursion and a buffer overflow, related to a node having "itself as ancestor more than once."