Buffer Overflow and Infinite Recursion Vulnerability in libiberty's d_print_comp Function

CVE-2016-4491 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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."

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