| Name | CVE-2018-20712 |
| Description | 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. |
| 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 | vulnerable | |
| bookworm | 2.40-2 | vulnerable | |
| trixie | 2.43.50.20241215-1 | vulnerable | |
| sid | 2.43.50.20241221-1 | vulnerable |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| binutils | source | (unstable) | (unfixed) | unimportant |
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=88629
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=24043
binutils not covered by security support