Summary
It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled certain string
operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute
arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu
16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-2226)
It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled parsing certain
binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only
applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4487,
CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2016-4493,
CVE-2016-6131)
It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled parsing certain
binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a
specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause
libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4491)
Fixed packages 2
| Release | Package | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu · 14.04 LTS 14.04:LTS | libiberty | 20131116-1ubuntu0.2 |
| Ubuntu · 16.04 LTS 16.04:LTS | libiberty | 20160215-1ubuntu0.2 |
Vulnerabilities 9
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Unscored —CVE-2016-2226 Public exploit
Integer overflow in the string_appends function in cplus-dem.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to execute arbitrar…
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Unscored —
Use-after-free vulnerability in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and …
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Unscored —
Use-after-free vulnerability in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and …
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Unscored —
Integer overflow in the gnu_special function in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segment…
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Unscored —
Integer overflow in cp-demangle.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault…
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Unscored —
The d_print_comp function in cp-demangle.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentat…
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Unscored —
Buffer overflow in the do_type function in cplus-dem.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of servic…
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Unscored —
The demangle_template_value_parm and do_hpacc_template_literal functions in cplus-dem.c in libiberty allow remote attac…
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Unscored —
The demangler in GNU Libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop, stack overflow, and…
References
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2226
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4487
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4488
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4489
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4490
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4491
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4492
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4493
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report
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6131