GNU binutils 2.30 GNU libiberty cplus-dem.c demangle_templat template resource management
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A vulnerability was found in GNU binutils 2.30 (Programming Tool Software). It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function demangle_templat
of the file cplus-dem.c of the component GNU libiberty. The manipulation of the argument template
as part of a Argument leads to a resource management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-399. As an impact it is known to affect availability. The summary by CVE is:
demangle_template in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows attackers to trigger excessive memory consumption (aka OOM) during the "Create an array for saving the template argument values" XNEWVEC call. This can occur during execution of objdump.
The bug was discovered 04/18/2018. The weakness was presented 06/23/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2018-12698 since 06/23/2018. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 66 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
See 119835, 119834 and 119832 for similar entries.
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CPE 2.3
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
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Exploiting
Class: Resource managementCWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Timeline
04/18/2018 🔍06/23/2018 🔍
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Sources
Vendor: gnu.orgAdvisory: USN-4326-1⛔
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2018-12698 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 104539 - GNU libiberty CVE-2018-12698 Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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Entry
Created: 06/24/2018 12:19Updated: 03/28/2023 17:05
Changes: 06/24/2018 12:19 (64), 02/21/2020 14:38 (3), 03/28/2023 17:05 (3)
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