Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libiberty package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.16% (54th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-LIBIBERTY-382654
  • published15 Jan 2019
  • disclosed15 Jan 2019

Introduced: 15 Jan 2019

CVE-2018-20712  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 libiberty.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libiberty package and not the libiberty package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

A heap-based buffer over-read exists in the function d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by c++filt.