CVE-2018-20657

Summary

CVECVE-2018-20657
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-01-02 14:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-11-06 01:15:00 UTC
DescriptionThe demangle_template function in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1, has a memory leak via a crafted string, leading to a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by cxxfilt, a related issue to CVE-2018-12698.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-772

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application F5 Traffix Signaling Delivery Controller 4.4.0 All All All
Application F5 Traffix Signaling Delivery Controller 4.4.0 All All All
Application F5 Traffix Signaling Delivery Controller All All All All
Application Gnu Binutils 2.31.1 All All All
Application Gnu Binutils 2.31.1 All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
88539 – A memory leak issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c MISC gcc.gnu.org Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Red Hat Customer Portal - Access to 24x7 support and knowledge REDHAT access.redhat.com
GNU Binutils CVE-2018-20657 Denial of Service Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
support.f5.com/csp/article/K62602089 CONFIRM support.f5.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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