CVE-2018-20712 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

A heap-based buffer over-read exists in the function d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by c++filt.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.0107.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Gnu	Binutils

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.31.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-13259	A heap-based buffer over-read exists in the function d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by c++filt.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106563
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88629
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-20712
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24043
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38336243
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-20712

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-01-15T00:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:05:17.694Z

Reserved: 2019-01-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-20712

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-01-15T00:29:00.257

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:02:00.663

Link: CVE-2018-20712

Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2018-12-28T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-20712 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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