CVE-2018-12934

Public Exploit

Description

remember_Ktype in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows attackers to trigger excessive memory consumption (aka OOM). This can occur during execution of cxxfilt.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.15% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory gnu.org Vendor Advisory sourceware.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23059 issue tracking exploit vendor advisory
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85453 issue tracking exploit vendor advisory
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763101 issue tracking
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/ vendor advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12934?
CVE-2018-12934 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12934?
To fix CVE-2018-12934, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-12934 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-12934 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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