binutils: Stack exhaustion in cp-demangle.c allows for denial of service
Published Oct 18, 2018
5.5
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.88%
Description
An issue was discovered in cp-demangle.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. Stack Exhaustion occurs in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, and there is a stack consumption problem caused by recursive stack frames: cplus_demangle_type, d_bare_function_type, d_function_type.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
binutils220
Not affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
mingw-binutils
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils220 | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | mingw-binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
Red Hat has determined this vulnerability is of low impact as the result of successful exploitation is a crash in the application utilizing libiberty's cp-demangler. There is no direct risk of code execution, privilege escalation, or system-wide instability.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
Table of values (20 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01884) | 78.74th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 22, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01884) | 78.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 21, 2026 | 3.18% (0.03182) | 87.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 6, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01884) | 78.12th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 5, 2026 | 3.18% (0.03182) | 87.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01884) | 78.01th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 28, 2026 | 3.18% (0.03182) | 87.15th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 24, 2026 | 1.88% (0.01884) | 77.89th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 23, 2026 | 3.18% (0.03182) | 87.09th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.89% (0.01893) | 76.82th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.11% (0.00111) | 27.23th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 53.05th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 6, 2024 | 0.15% (0.00154) | 51.73th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 10, 2024 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 57.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 12, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00142) | 49.58th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.12% (0.00119) | 44.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 55.18th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.11% (0.01108) | 29.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 32.67th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 1.45% (0.01454) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105693 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18484 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1645958 Issue Tracking
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=87636 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18484
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18484
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.html | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_SUSE | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105693 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-18484 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1645958 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=87636 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18484 | ||
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-18484 |
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