The C++ symbol demangler routine in cplus-dem.c in libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (excessive memory allocation and application crash) via a crafted file, as demonstrated by a call from the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd).
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.0 Base Score: 5.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | No solution exists | May 15, 2025 | May 15, 2025 |
| Oracle Solaris | — | Upgrade developer/gnu-binutils to version 2.30.1-0.175.3.33.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade developer/bcc to version 0.16.17-0.175.3.33.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3Upgrade runtime/clisp to version 2.49-0.175.3.33.0.3.0 on Solaris 11.3 | Jun 18, 2018 | Aug 28, 2017 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Jul 9, 2025 | Aug 25, 2017 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Aug 28, 2017 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Aug 28, 2017 |
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