Oval Definition:oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:2018184830000000
Revision Date:2018-10-18Version:1
Title:CVE-2018-18483 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - low.
Description:The get_count function in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (malloc called with the result of an integer-overflowing calculation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted string, as demonstrated by c++filt.
Family:unixClass:vulnerability
Status:Reference(s):CVE-2018-18483
Platform(s):Ubuntu 16.04 LTS
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Definition Synopsis
  • Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) is installed.
  • AND binutils package in xenial is affected and needs fixing.
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