CVE-2018-18483

Name	CVE-2018-18483
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.
Source	CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source Package	Release	Version	Status
binutils (PTS)	bullseye	2.35.2-2	vulnerable
	bookworm	2.40-2	vulnerable
	trixie	2.43.1-3	vulnerable
	sid	2.43.1-5	vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

Package	Type	Release	Fixed Version	Urgency	Origin	Debian Bugs
binutils	source	(unstable)	(unfixed)	unimportant

Notes

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23767
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=87602
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=83472
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=79111
binutils not covered by security support