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CVE-2021-46195

5.5 · MEDIUM

GCC v12.0 was discovered to contain an uncontrolled recursion via the component libiberty/rust-demangle.c.

Published Jan 14, 2022CWE-674EPSS 0.80%

Overview

CVE-2021-46195 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 14, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

GCC v12.0 was discovered to contain an uncontrolled recursion via the component libiberty/rust-demangle.c. This vulnerability allows attackers to cause a Denial of Service (DoS) by consuming excessive CPU and memory resources.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refgcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=103841Refgcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=103841

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-46195?

CVE-2021-46195 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 14, 2022 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2021-46195?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.5, rated MEDIUM. It requires local or adjacent network access to exploit. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2021-46195?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2021-46195?

CyberStrike is an open-source, AI-augmented pentesting engine. Rather than flag a version number, it tests whether an issue like CVE-2021-46195 is actually reachable in your own applications and APIs, then verifies each finding before reporting it. That tells you if the weakness is a real, exploitable risk in your environment or a false positive you can safely deprioritize.

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