The 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.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.5
- CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centos_linux | — | Upgrade gdb-docUpgrade gdb-gdbserverUpgrade gdb-debugsourceUpgrade gdb-debuginfoUpgrade gdbUpgrade gdb-headless | Nov 6, 2019 | Jan 2, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp3 | — | Upgrade libgnatUpgrade libgfortranUpgrade libstdc++-develUpgrade gcc-c++Upgrade libatomic-staticUpgrade gcc-objc++Upgrade gcc-gfortranUpgrade libquadmath-develUpgrade libatomicUpgrade libitmUpgrade libobjcUpgrade libstdc++Upgrade libgnat-develUpgrade cppUpgrade libstdc++-docsUpgrade libgccUpgrade gcc-goUpgrade libgo-develUpgrade libgoUpgrade libasanUpgrade gcc-gnatUpgrade libgompUpgrade gccUpgrade libitm-develUpgrade gcc-objcUpgrade libquadmath | Sep 28, 2020 | Jan 2, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp5 | — | Upgrade binutils-develUpgrade binutils | Feb 24, 2020 | Jan 2, 2019 |
| Huawei Euleros 2_0_sp8 | — | Upgrade binutilsUpgrade binutils-devel | Feb 26, 2020 | Jan 2, 2019 |
| Oracle_linux | — | Upgrade gdb-docUpgrade gdbUpgrade gdb-headlessUpgrade gdb-gdbserver | Oct 5, 2022 | Dec 18, 2018 |
| Redhat_linux | — | Upgrade gdb-debugsourceUpgrade gdb-docUpgrade gdb-headlessNo solution existsUpgrade gdbUpgrade gdb-debuginfoUpgrade gdb-gdbserver | Nov 6, 2019 | Jan 2, 2019 |
| Ubuntu | — | No solution exists | Jun 26, 2025 | Jan 2, 2019 |
| Vmware Photon_os | — | Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version. | Jan 20, 2025 | Jan 2, 2019 |
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