usn-3368-1
Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu
Published
2017-07-26 16:45
Modified
2026-04-27 14:11
Summary
libiberty vulnerabilities
Details

It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled certain string operations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-2226)

It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled parsing certain binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4487, CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2016-4493, CVE-2016-6131)

It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled parsing certain binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4491)

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                  "type": "CVSS_V3"
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                },
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                  "score": "low",
                  "type": "Ubuntu"
                }
              ]
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                {
                  "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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                },
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  "details": "It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled certain string\noperations. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a\nspecially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause\nlibiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute\narbitrary code. This issue only applied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu\n16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-2226)\n\nIt was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled parsing certain\nbinaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a\nspecially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause\nlibiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service. This issue only\napplied to Ubuntu 14.04 LTS and Ubuntu 16.04 LTS. (CVE-2016-4487,\nCVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2016-4493,\nCVE-2016-6131)\n\nIt was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled parsing certain\nbinaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a\nspecially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause\nlibiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service. (CVE-2016-4491)\n",
  "id": "USN-3368-1",
  "modified": "2026-04-27T14:11:23Z",
  "published": "2017-07-26T16:45:14Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3368-1"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2226"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4487"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4488"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4489"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4490"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4491"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4492"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-4493"
    },
    {
      "type": "REPORT",
      "url": "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-6131"
    }
  ],
  "related": [],
  "schema_version": "1.7.0",
  "summary": "libiberty vulnerabilities",
  "upstream": [
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2226",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4487",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4488",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4489",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4490",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4491",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4492",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-4493",
    "UBUNTU-CVE-2016-6131"
  ]
}



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