Medium severity5.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 24, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2016-4488

Description

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 "ktypevec."

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Affected products

GNU/Libiberty2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libiberty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libiberty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- (no CPE)

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
www.securityfocus.com/bid/90025nvd

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