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DEBIAN-CVE-2018-18483

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 (mal...

Original description

The description as published by the source.

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.

Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV

Affected packages

Debian:12 binutils

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.32.51.20190707-1"}]}]

Debian:13 binutils

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.32.51.20190707-1"}]}]

Debian:14 binutils

[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.32.51.20190707-1"}]}]

References

advisory security-tracker.debian.org