GNU binutils 2.29/2.30 cplus-dem.c resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in GNU binutils 2.29/2.30. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file cplus-dem.c. The manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-9138. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU binutils 2.29/2.30 (Programming Tool Software). Affected is an unknown functionality of the file cplus-dem.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-399. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and 2.30. Stack Exhaustion occurs in the the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, and there are recursive stack frames: demangle_nested_args, demangle_args, do_arg, and do_type.

The bug was discovered 03/29/2018. The weakness was shared 03/30/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared for download at sourceware.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2018-9138 since 03/30/2018. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 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.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

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Class: Resource management
CWE: CWE-399 / CWE-404
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

03/29/2018 🔍
03/30/2018 +1 days 🔍
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03/31/2018 +1 days 🔍
02/24/2023 +1791 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: USN-4326-1
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-9138 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9138
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115284

Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2018 17:19
Updated: 02/24/2023 17:56
Changes: 03/31/2018 17:19 (58), 01/18/2020 15:42 (1), 02/24/2023 17:56 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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