{"cve":"CVE-2016-4491","nvd":{"published":"2017-02-24T20:59:00.517","modified":"2026-06-17T00:47:39.650","status":"Modified","description":"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.\"","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":5.5},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90016","https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=70909","https://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-05/msg00105.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5"],"products":["gnu:libiberty"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:54.846948762+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-4491","score":0.01772,"percentile":0.78162,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}