7.5
HIGH
CVE-2018-12934
GNU libiberty cxxfilt Excessive Memory Consumption vulnerability
Description

remember_Ktype in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30, allows attackers to trigger excessive memory consumption (aka OOM). This can occur during execution of cxxfilt.

INFO

Published Date :

June 28, 2018, 2:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

April 21, 2020, 10:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-12934 has a 3 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12934 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu binutils
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-12934.

URL Resource
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763101 Issue Tracking
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85453 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23059 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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Updated: 2 months, 3 weeks ago
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Born at : Sept. 23, 2019, 6:48 p.m. This repo has been linked 16 different CVEs too.

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-12934 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-12934 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-399 CWE-399 CWE-770
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 20, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85453 No Types Assigned https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85453 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763101 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763101 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23059 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23059 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-399
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12934 is associated with the following CWEs:

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.57 }} -0.01%

score

0.77933

percentile

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