CVE-2018-9996

MEDIUM

GNU libiberty <2.30 - Use After Free

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

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.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85304
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103733

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0039
EPSS Percentile 59.8%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-674
Status published
Products (1)
gnu/binutils 2.30
Published Apr 10, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026