PT-2018-3963 · Gnu+1 · Gnu Binutils+1
N1705695H
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Published
2018-10-22
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Updated
2021-07-21
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CVE-2018-18700
CVSS v2.0
7.8
High
| Vector | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C |
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
GNU Binutils versions 2.31
Description
The issue is related to the functions
d name, d encoding, and d local name in the cp-demangle.c component of GNU Binutils. It involves a stack consumption vulnerability due to infinite recursion in these functions. This allows a remote attacker to cause a denial-of-service using a specially crafted ELF file.Recommendations
For GNU Binutils version 2.31, consider disabling the
d name(), d encoding(), and d local name() functions in cp-demangle.c as a temporary workaround to minimize the risk of exploitation. Restrict access to the cp-demangle.c component to prevent remote attackers from leveraging this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.Exploit
DoS
Infinite Loop
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Weakness Enumeration
Related Identifiers
Affected Products
Gnu Binutils
Ubuntu