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Vulnerability details: VCID-nzvx-gfxd-aaaf
Vulnerability ID VCID-nzvx-gfxd-aaaf
Aliases CVE-2016-2226
Summary Integer overflow in the string_appends function in cplus-dem.c in libiberty allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted executable, which triggers a buffer overflow.
Status Published
Exploitability 2.0
Weighted Severity 7.0
Risk 10.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound
CWE-122 Heap-based Buffer Overflow
System Score Found at
generic_textual Low http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-2226.html
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rhbs low https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333322
generic_textual Low https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2226
cvssv2 6.8 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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generic_textual Low https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3337-1
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Reference id Reference type URL
http://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/2016/CVE-2016-2226.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-2226.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2016-2226
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-2226
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3337-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3367-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3368-1
https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3337-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3367-1
https://usn.ubuntu.com/usn/usn-3368-1
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/42386/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/05/5
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/90103
1333322 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1333322
840358 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=840358
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libiberty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:gnu:libiberty:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2016-2226 Exploit https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=69687
CVE-2016-2226 Exploit https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/dos/42386.txt
CVE-2016-2226 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2226
USN-3337-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3337-1/
USN-3367-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3367-1/
USN-3368-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/3368-1/
USN-4336-2 https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-2/
Data source Exploit-DB
Date added July 27, 2017
Description GNU libiberty - Buffer Overflow
Ransomware campaign use Known
Source publication date July 27, 2017
Exploit type dos
Platform linux
Source update date July 28, 2017
Source URL https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=69687
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2016-2226.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2226
Exploitability (E) Access Vector (AV) Access Complexity (AC) Authentication (Au) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

high

functional

unproven

proof_of_concept

not_defined

local

adjacent_network

network

high

medium

low

multiple

single

none

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete

none

partial

complete
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-2226
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.80655
EPSS Score 0.01709
Published At March 28, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
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