Vulnerability in GNU Binutils
CVE-2018-18700
An issue was discovered in cp-demangle.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a stack consumption vulnerability resulting from infinite recursion in the functions d_name(), d_encoding(), and d_local_name() in cp-demangle.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via an ELF file, as demonstrated by nm.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.017 (76.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 76th percentile — 76.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.017 · newest: 0.017 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Binutils — versions 2.31
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/ (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18700?
- CVE-2018-18700 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Binutils, classified under Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition (Infinite Loop). CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-10-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18700?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-18700 known to be exploited?
- 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.