Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-9996
Potential exploit
An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30. Stack Exhaustion occurs in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, and there are recursive stack frames: demangle_template_value_parm, demangle_integral_value, and demangle_expression.
Products affected by CVE-2018-9996
- cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-9996
0.39%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 57 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-9996
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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5.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
1.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-9996
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The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-9996
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103733
GNU Binutils CVE-2018-9996 Remote Denial of Service VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory;VDB Entry
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https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85304
85304 – Segmentation faultExploit;Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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