Vulnerability in GNU Binutils
CVE-2018-9996
An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30. Stack Exhaustion occurs in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, and there are recursive stack frames: demangle_template_value_parm, demangle_integral_value, and demangle_expression.
Published · last modified .
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: 0.013 (68.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 68.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.013 · newest: 0.013 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- GNU Binutils — versions 2.30
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/103733 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-9996?
- CVE-2018-9996 is a medium-severity vulnerability in GNU Binutils, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-04-10.
- How severe is CVE-2018-9996?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-9996 known to be exploited?
- 12 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.