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CVE-2021-3826

medium

Heap/stack buffer overflow in the dlang_lname function in d-demangle.c in libiberty allows attackers to potentially cause a denial of service (segmentation fau…

Vendor / product: Gnu — gcc

Heap/stack buffer overflow in the dlang_lname function in d-demangle.c in libiberty allows attackers to potentially cause a denial of service (segmentation fault and crash) via a crafted mangled symbol.

CVSS
6.5
6.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2022-09-01 21:15
Modified: 2026-11-02 19:17
NVD status: Modified
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-03 07:33 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

gnu / gcc 11.2
fedoraproject / fedora 35, 36, 37

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2021-September/579987
Vendor advisory: https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2021-September/579987
Patch / mitigation: https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2021-September/579987
Patch / mitigation: https://gcc.gnu.org/pipermail/gcc-patches/2021-September/579987

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-03 07:33 UTC · record ↗

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