CVE-2018-12641

Name: CVE-2018-12641
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-06-22T12:29:00.21+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.08%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-12641 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. An issue was discovered in arm_pt in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30. Stack Exhaustion occurs in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, and there are recursive stack frames: demangle_arm_hp_template, demangle_class_name, demangle_fund_type, do_type, do_arg, demangle_args, and demangle_nested_args. EPSS estimates a 2.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered in arm_pt in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30. Stack Exhaustion occurs in the C++ demangling functions provided by libiberty, and there are recursive stack frames: demangle_arm_hp_template, demangle_class_name, demangle_fund_type, do_type, do_arg, demangle_args, and demangle_nested_args. This can occur during execution of nm-new.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.08%

79.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	2.30

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2075
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763099Third Party Advisory
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85452Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23058Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2075
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763099Third Party Advisory
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85452Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23058Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/

Timeline

Published: Jun 22, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-12641?

How severe is CVE-2018-12641?

Severity scoring for CVE-2018-12641 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.08% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-12641?

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Source: NVD / NIST