#VU73785 Information Exposure Through an Error Message in Gnu Compiler Collection - CVE-2018-12886

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#VU73785 Information Exposure Through an Error Message in Gnu Compiler Collection - CVE-2018-12886

Published: March 17, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU73785
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-12886
CWE-ID: CWE-209
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Gnu Compiler Collection
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application in the stack_protect_prologue in cfgexpand.c and stack_protect_epilogue in function.c. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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