CVE-2016-6131
gcc,gdb,binutils,libitm: Stack overflow vulnerability in libiberty demangler
Severity
UnknownRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 3.0
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Published · June 29, 2016
Updated · May 13, 2026
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.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security determined that this flaw was not a security vulnerability. See the Bugzilla link for more details.
CVSS score applicability
The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.
Mitigation
No mitigation is specified in collected source.
CVSS / CWE
CVSS 3.0 · 3.3CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CVSS 2.0 · 2.1AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
CWE-674 · Uncontrolled Recursion