#VU16808 Memory leak in Binutils - CVE-2018-20657
Published: January 4, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU16808
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-20657
CWE-ID: CWE-401
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Binutils
Software vendor:
GNU
GNU
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due memory leak in the demangle_template function in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty. A remote attacker can trigger a memory leak via a crafted string and perform denial of service attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.