High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 7, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-6131
CVE-2016-6131
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.
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References
5- gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2016-06/msg02030.htmlnvdMailing ListPatchVendor Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/30/4nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/06/30/7nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/91519nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
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