Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201820712000
Revision Date:2019-01-14Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-20712 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - low.
Description:A heap-based buffer over-read exists in the function d_expression_1 in cp-demangle.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31.1. A crafted input can cause segmentation faults, leading to denial-of-service, as demonstrated by c++filt.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-20712
Platform(s):Ubuntu 18.04 LTS
Product(s):
Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) is installed.
  • AND The 'libiberty' package in bionic is affected, but a decision has been made to defer addressing it (note: '2019-01-21').
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