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CVE-2018-12698
demangle_template in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU...
Vulnerability Description
demangle_template in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows attackers to trigger excessive memory consumption (aka OOM) during the "Create an array for saving the template argument values" XNEWVEC call. This can occur during execution of objdump.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763102
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23057
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85454
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104539
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
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Affected Vendor
Affected Software
binutils, ubuntu linux
Vulnerable Versions:
2.30, 16.04.4
Timeline
Official Publish:
June 23rd, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.