Denial of Service Vulnerability in GCC by GNU
CVE-2021-46195

5.5MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Gnu
Status
Gcc
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 January 2022

Summary

GCC v12.0 contains a vulnerability stemming from uncontrolled recursion in the libiberty/rust-demangle.c component. This issue can be exploited by an attacker to overwhelm system resources, potentially resulting in a denial of service by significantly consuming CPU and memory. It's crucial for users to be aware of this vulnerability to mitigate associated risks effectively.

References

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=103841
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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