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.
Published: 2019-01-02
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-13208 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.
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F5 Traffix Signaling Delivery Controller
Gnu Binutils
Redhat Enterprise Linux
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-05T12:05:17.725Z

Reserved: 2019-01-02T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2018-20657

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2019-01-02T14:29:00.313

Modified: 2024-11-21T04:01:56.693

Link: CVE-2018-20657

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2018-12-18T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2018-20657 - Bugzilla

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