GNU Binutils CVE-2018-12700 Denial of Service Vulnerability

GNU Binutils is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to cause denial-of-service condition, denying service to legitimate users.
GNU Binutils 2.30 is vulnerable; other versions may also be affected.

Information

Bugtraq ID: 104541
Class: Boundary Condition Error
CVE: CVE-2018-12700

Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Jun 23 2018 12:00AM
Updated: Jun 23 2018 12:00AM
Credit: Sergej Schumilo, Cornelius Aschermann, Ruhr-Universität Bochum
Vulnerable: GNU Binutils 2.30

Not Vulnerable:

Exploit

The researcher who discovered this issue has created a proof-of-concept. Please see the references for more information.

References:

• GCC Home Page (GNU)
  
• Bug 23057 - Multiple memory corruptions in objdump (binuitils-2.30-15ubuntu1) (Sourceware)
  
• Bug 85454 - Multiple memory corruptions in objdump / C++ name demangler (GNU)
  

Source: www.securityfocus.com