GNU libiberty 2.30 cplus-dem.c resource management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in GNU libiberty 2.30. Impacted is an unknown function of the file cplus-dem.c. Performing a manipulation results in resource management. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2018-9996. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in GNU libiberty 2.30. It has been classified as problematic. This affects some unknown processing 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. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The bug was discovered 04/09/2018. The weakness was shared 04/10/2018 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2018-9996 since 04/10/2018. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are known, 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. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232056 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-9996), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (232056) and SecurityFocus (BID 103733†). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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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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Nessus ID: 232056
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2018-9996

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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04/09/2018 🔍
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04/11/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/07/2025 +2522 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2018-9996 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-9996
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115989
SecurityFocus: 103733 - GNU Binutils CVE-2018-9996 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability

Entryinfo

Created: 04/11/2018 09:35
Updated: 03/07/2025 09:20
Changes: 04/11/2018 09:35 (59), 01/23/2020 15:59 (3), 03/07/2025 09:20 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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