CVE-2018-12698 is a denial-of-service vulnerability in the demangle_template function of GNU libiberty, specifically in GNU Binutils 2.30, which can lead to excessive memory consumption (Out-Of-Memory) during objdump execution. This affects Canonical Binutils, Canonical Ubuntu Linux, GNU Binutils, and GNU Ubuntu Linux. With a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), it can be exploited remotely with low attack complexity, resulting in high availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.30CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
16.04.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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