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.
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Sat, 12 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.05983}

epss

{'score': 0.09854}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-24T20:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:48.604Z

Reserved: 2016-02-06T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-2226

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-02-24T20:59:00.127

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-2226

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-02-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-2226 - Bugzilla