CVE-2018-17985 is a stack consumption vulnerability in GNU libiberty, specifically within the cplus_demangle_type function in GNU Binutils 2.31. This issue arises from recursive calls when processing specific input containing many 'P' characters. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), it requires local access and user interaction (UI:R) to trigger, leading to a high impact on availability (A:H) due to denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage, indicating low current threat visibility.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
2.31CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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