CVE-2018-20712
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2018-20712 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2019-01-15 00:29:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2019-10-03 00:03:00 UTC |
| Description | A heap-based buffer over-read exists in the function d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by c++filt. |
Risk And Classification
Problem Types: CWE-125
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| support.f5.com/csp/article/K38336243 | CONFIRM | support.f5.com | Third Party Advisory |
| GNU Binutils CVE-2018-20712 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability | BID | www.securityfocus.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| 24043 – Heap-buffer-overflow problem in function d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c, as demonstrated by c++filt | MISC | sourceware.org | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| 88629 – (CVE-2018-20712) Regression lead to Heap-buffer-overflow problem in function d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c, as demonstrated by c++filt | MISC | gcc.gnu.org | Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.