CVE-2018-17794 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a NULL pointer dereference in work_stuff_copy_to_from when called from iterate_demangle_function.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	2.31

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

References

https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=87350Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=87350Issue TrackingThird Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-17794?

CVE-2018-17794 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a NULL pointer dereference in work_stuff_copy_to_from when called from iterate_demangle_function.

How severe is CVE-2018-17794?

CVE-2018-17794 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-17794?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnu Binutils.