CVE-2018-18700

binutils: An issue was discovered in cp-demangle.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31

CVE-2018-18700 is fixed in 42 products on 1 platform, first by libiberty-dev 20170913-1ubuntu0.1, released July 23, 2019. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
Low
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0169
77th percentile

An issue was discovered in cp-demangle.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a stack consumption vulnerability resulting from infinite recursion in the functions d_name(), d_encoding(), and d_local_name() in cp-demangle.c. Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via an ELF file, as demonstrated by nm.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
binutils · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-aarch64-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-alpha-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-alpha-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-arm-linux-gnueabi 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihf 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-common · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-common 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-for-build · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-for-build 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-for-host · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-for-host 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-hppa-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-hppa-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-hppa64-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-i686-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-i686-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-i686-kfreebsd-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-i686-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-i686-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-ia64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-ia64-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-m68k-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-m68k-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-mips-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-mips-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabi64 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabin32 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabin32 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabin32 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabin32 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-mipsel-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-mipsel-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-mipsisa32r6-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-mipsisa32r6-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-mipsisa32r6el-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-mipsisa32r6el-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-mipsisa64r6-linux-gnuabi64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-mipsisa64r6-linux-gnuabi64 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-mipsisa64r6-linux-gnuabin32 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-mipsisa64r6-linux-gnuabin32 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-mipsisa64r6el-linux-gnuabi64 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-mipsisa64r6el-linux-gnuabi64 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-mipsisa64r6el-linux-gnuabin32 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-mipsisa64r6el-linux-gnuabin32 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-multiarch · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-multiarch 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-powerpc-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuspe · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuspe 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-riscv64-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-s390x-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-s390x-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-sh4-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-sh4-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-source · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-source 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-sparc64-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-x86-64-kfreebsd-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-x86-64-linux-gnu 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 binutils-x86-64-linux-gnux32 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
libbinutils · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 libbinutils 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 Oct 10, 2019
libiberty-dev · Ubuntu 18.04.6 LTS (bionic) 20170913-1ubuntu0.1 libiberty-dev 20170913-1ubuntu0.1 Jul 23, 2019

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