| 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 bugzilla/CVE, Mageia, GitHub code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-552-1 |
| NVD severity | medium |
| Debian Bugs | 840358, 840360 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| binutils (PTS) | jessie | 2.25-5+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 2.28-5 | fixed |
| buster | 2.31.1-16 | fixed |
| bullseye, sid | 2.34-8 | fixed |
| ht (PTS) | jessie | 2.0.22-2 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 2.1.0+repack1-2 | fixed |
| buster | 2.1.0+repack1-3 | fixed |
| bullseye, sid | 2.1.0+repack1-5 | fixed |
| libiberty (PTS) | jessie | 20141014-1 | vulnerable |
| stretch | 20161220-1 | fixed |
| buster | 20190122-1 | fixed |
| bullseye, sid | 20200409-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
Notes
[jessie] - ht <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - ht <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[jessie] - binutils <ignored> (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