Use After Free in GNU Libiberty
CVE-2016-4487
Use-after-free vulnerability in libiberty allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted binary, related to "btypevec."
Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (75.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 75.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/90025 (vdb-entry)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-4487?
- CVE-2016-4487 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Libiberty, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-24.
- How severe is CVE-2016-4487?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-4487 known to be exploited?
- 10 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.