Rapid7 Vulnerability & Exploit Database

Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-20657) ELSA-2019-3352: gdb security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Free InsightVM Trial No Credit Card Necessary
Watch Demo See how it all works
Back to Search

Oracle Linux: (CVE-2018-20657) ELSA-2019-3352: gdb security, bug fix, and enhancement update

Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
01/02/2019
Created
10/06/2022
Added
10/05/2022
Modified
10/05/2022

Description

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.

Solution(s)

  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gdb
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gdb-doc
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gdb-gdbserver
  • oracle-linux-upgrade-gdb-headless

References

  • ELSA-2019-3352
  • CVE-2018-20657

insightVM

Advanced vulnerability management analytics and reporting.
Key Features
Free InsightVM Trial View All Features

With Rapid7 live dashboards, I have a clear view of all the assets on my network, which ones can be exploited, and what I need to do in order to reduce the risk in my environment in real-time. No other tool gives us that kind of value and insight.

– Scott Cheney, Manager of Information Security, Sierra View Medical Center

;