VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-18483

CVSS score7.8 HIGH
EPSS probability2.46%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-10-18
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-190: Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Primary references