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Case File

CVE-2016-2226

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 7.27% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2017-02-24 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

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Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2016-2226
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
7.27%

Original NVD Description

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.