Vulnerability CVE-2018-20657


Published: 2019-01-02

Description:
The demangle_template function in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1, has a memory leak via a crafted string, leading to a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by cxxfilt, a related issue to CVE-2018-12698.

Type:

CWE-772

CVSS2 => (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
5/10
2.9/10
10/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Remote
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
None
None
Partial
Affected software
GNU -> Binutils 
F5 -> Traffix signaling delivery controller 

 References:
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106444
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88539
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K62602089

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