Resource exhaustion in Gnu Binutils

CVE-2018-12934

remember_Ktype in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows attackers to trigger excessive memory consumption (aka OOM). This can occur during execution of cxxfilt.

EPSS: 0.033 (87.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12934?
CVE-2018-12934 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-06-28.
How severe is CVE-2018-12934?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-12934 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.