Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting binutils package, versions <2.32.51.20190707-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
2.46% (84th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-BINUTILS-17992880
  • published16 Jul 2026
  • disclosed18 Oct 2018

Introduced: 18 Oct 2018

CVE-2018-18483  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest binutils to version 2.32.51.20190707-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

The get_count function in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (malloc called with the result of an integer-overflowing calculation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted string, as demonstrated by c++filt.

CVSS Base Scores

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