CVE-2018-20712

MEDIUM

GNU Binutils - Out-of-Bounds Read

Title source: rule
STIX 2.1

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.

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88629
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24043
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106563
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://support.f5.com/csp/article/K38336243

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5
EPSS 0.0067
EPSS Percentile 71.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-125
Status published
Products (1)
gnu/binutils 2.31.1
Published Jan 15, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026