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Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2016-2226

high Nessus Plugin ID 219280

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

 - 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. (CVE-2016-2226)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

See Also

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2016-2226

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2226

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 219280

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2016_2226.nasl

Version: 1.2

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 3/4/2025

Updated: 8/24/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2016-2226

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:binutils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-gcc-296, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:5, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:ht, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gcc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:22.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:24.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:centos:centos:7, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:binutils-h8300-hms, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:compat-gcc-32, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-gcc-44, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gccxml, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:compat-gcc-34, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:sdcc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:compat-gcc-295, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:compat-gcc-44, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gdb, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-arm-none-eabi, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:gcc, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-gcc-32, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:25.04, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:binutils, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:-:lts, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:nescc, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-gcc-34, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:binutils, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:compat-gcc-295, p-cpe:/a:canonical:ubuntu_linux:gcc-h8300-hms, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:gdb, cpe:/o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:20.04:-:lts, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:6, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:compat-gcc-296

Required KB Items: Host/OS/identifier, Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/4/2016

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2016-2226