CVE-2018-9138

binutils: Stack Exhaustion in the the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty

Published Mar 30, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 5.5 Medium EPSS 1.0% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and 2.30. Stack Exhaustion occurs in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, and there are recursive stack frames: demangle_nested_args, demangle_args, do_arg, and do_type.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-20738 An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.29 and 2.30. Stack Exhaustion occurs in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, and there are recursive stack frames: demangle_nested_args, demangle_args, do_arg, and do_type.
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4326-1 libiberty vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-1 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Ubuntu USN Ubuntu USN USN-4336-2 GNU binutils vulnerabilities
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:17 AM
Reserved
Mar 30, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 30, 2018, 8:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:06 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 27, 2018, 12:00 AM