| Name | CVE-2016-2226 |
| Description | 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, bugtraq, EDB, Metasploit, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SuSE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-552-1 |
| NVD severity | medium (attack range: remote) |
| Debian Bugs | 840358, 840360 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| binutils (PTS) | wheezy | 2.22-8+deb7u2 | vulnerable |
| wheezy (security) | 2.22-8+deb7u3 | fixed | |
| jessie | 2.25-5+deb8u1 | vulnerable | |
| stretch | 2.28-5 | fixed | |
| buster | 2.28-6 | fixed | |
| sid | 2.29-1 | fixed | |
| ht (PTS) | wheezy | 2.0.20-2 | vulnerable |
| jessie | 2.0.22-2 | vulnerable | |
| buster, sid, stretch | 2.1.0+repack1-2 | fixed | |
| libiberty (PTS) | jessie | 20141014-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 20161220-1 | fixed | |
| buster, sid | 20170627-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| binutils | source | (unstable) | 2.27.51.20161102-1 | low | ||
| binutils | source | wheezy | 2.22-8+deb7u3 | medium | DLA-552-1 | |
| ht | source | (unstable) | 2.1.0+repack1-1 | low | 840358 | |
| libiberty | source | (unstable) | 20161011-1 | low | 840360 |
[jessie] - ht <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - ht <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - binutils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - libiberty <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - libiberty <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=69687
https://gcc.gnu.org/viewcvs/gcc?view=revision&revision=234829