UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2226

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2226

    Published: 24 Feb 2017Last Modified: 20 May 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-2226
    Aliases:
    USN-3337-1
    USN-3367-1
    USN-3368-1

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2226, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3337-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3368-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-3367-1, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4336-2, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2226

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: gdb

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3

    Affected versions

    7.6.1-0ubuntu3
    7.6.1-1ubuntu1
    7.6.50.20131218-0ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High