What is the severity of CVE-2018-20712?

CVE-2018-20712 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.

How does CVE-2018-20712 affect GNU Binutils?

CVE-2018-20712 can lead to segmentation faults and denial-of-service conditions due to a heap-based buffer over-read.

Which version of GNU Binutils is affected by CVE-2018-20712?

CVE-2018-20712 specifically affects GNU Binutils version 2.31.1.

What is the cause of the vulnerability in CVE-2018-20712?

The vulnerability in CVE-2018-20712 stems from the function d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c handling crafted input improperly.

How can I mitigate CVE-2018-20712?

To mitigate CVE-2018-20712, it's recommended to upgrade to a patched version of GNU Binutils following security updates.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2018-20712

medium

6.5

CWE

125

15/1/2019

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-20712

First published: Tue Jan 15 2019(Updated: )

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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
GNU Binutils	=2.31.1

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20712?
CVE-2018-20712 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.
How does CVE-2018-20712 affect GNU Binutils?
CVE-2018-20712 can lead to segmentation faults and denial-of-service conditions due to a heap-based buffer over-read.
Which version of GNU Binutils is affected by CVE-2018-20712?
CVE-2018-20712 specifically affects GNU Binutils version 2.31.1.
What is the cause of the vulnerability in CVE-2018-20712?
The vulnerability in CVE-2018-20712 stems from the function d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c handling crafted input improperly.
How can I mitigate CVE-2018-20712?
To mitigate CVE-2018-20712, it's recommended to upgrade to a patched version of GNU Binutils following security updates.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20712?
CVE-2018-20712 has been classified as a moderate severity vulnerability.
How does CVE-2018-20712 affect GNU Binutils?
CVE-2018-20712 can lead to segmentation faults and denial-of-service conditions due to a heap-based buffer over-read.
Which version of GNU Binutils is affected by CVE-2018-20712?
CVE-2018-20712 specifically affects GNU Binutils version 2.31.1.
What is the cause of the vulnerability in CVE-2018-20712?
The vulnerability in CVE-2018-20712 stems from the function d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c handling crafted input improperly.
How can I mitigate CVE-2018-20712?
To mitigate CVE-2018-20712, it's recommended to upgrade to a patched version of GNU Binutils following security updates.