| Name | CVE-2018-18483 |
| Description | 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 | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| binutils (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.25-5+deb8u2 | vulnerable |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2.28-5+deb9u1 | vulnerable | |
| buster, buster (lts) | 2.31.1-16+deb10u1 | vulnerable | |
| bullseye | 2.35.2-2 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2.40-2 | fixed | |
| trixie | 2.43.50.20241215-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 2.43.50.20241221-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| binutils | source | (unstable) | 2.32.51.20190707-1 | unimportant |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23767
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=87602
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=83472
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=79111
binutils not covered by security support
same fix than CVE-2018-12934
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commitdiff;h=1910070b298052d7ca8e4024891465824588c1e9 (binutils-2_32)