CVE-2018-17794
An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31....
CVE-2018-17794 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Gnu Binutils, published September 30, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.87%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in binutils 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10.
An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a NULL pointer dereference in work_stuff_copy_to_from when called from iterate_demangle_function.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a NULL pointer dereference in work_stuff_copy_to_from when called from iterate_demangle_function.
- Record
CVE-2018-17794- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a NULL pointer dereference in work_stuff_copy_to_from when called from iterate_demangle_function.
- Record
CVE-2018-17794- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-9540 No score
An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a NULL pointer dereference in work_stuff_copy_to_from when called from iterate_demangle_function.
- Record
EUVD-2018-9540- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3qrq-jf59-7wp6
An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31....
An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a NULL pointer dereference in work_stuff_copy_to_from when called from iterate_demangle_function.
- Record
GHSA-3qrq-jf59-7wp6- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a NULL pointer dereference in work_stuff_copy_to_from when called from iterate_demangle_function.
- Record
CVE-2018-17794- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-17794
An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a NULL pointer dereference in work_stuff_copy_to_from when called from iterate_demangle_function.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17794- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-17794
An issue was discovered in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31. There is a NULL pointer dereference in work_stuff_copy_to_from when called from iterate_demangle_function.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-17794- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2021-1635459139 No score
Fix CVE(s): CVE-2018-6323, CVE-2017-8421, CVE-2017-15024, CVE-2017-15025, CVE-2017-15022, CVE-2017-15020, CVE-2017-15021, CVE-2017-15225, CVE-2018-18483, CVE-2017-15996, CVE-2018-18484, CVE-2017-12799, CVE-2017-16831, CVE-2017-16832, CVE-2018-1000876, CVE-2018-7208, CVE-2019-14250, CVE-2017-12967, CVE-2019-9075, CVE-2017-17080, CVE-2019-9074, CVE-2018-17794, CVE-2017-17125, CVE-2017-17124, CVE-2017-17121, CVE-2017-6969, CVE-2017-17123, CVE-2018-17358, CVE-2017-6965, CVE-2017-6966, CVE-2018-12641, CVE-2018-8945, CVE-2017-7299, CVE-2018-12699, CVE-2018-10372, CVE-2018-10373, CVE-2019-17451, CVE-2019-17450, CVE-2018-18701, CVE-2018-18700, CVE-2017-7210, CVE-2018-20623, CVE-2017-15938, CVE-2017-15939, CVE-2017-9039, CVE-2017-9038, CVE-2017-14940, CVE-2018-17985, CVE-2018-12700, CVE-2017-9742, CVE-2017-9745, CVE-2017-9744, CVE-2017-9747, CVE-2017-7209, CVE-2017-9749, CVE-2017-9748, CVE-2018-9138, CVE-2017-16828, CVE-2017-16827, CVE-2017-16826, CVE-2017-7614, CVE-2018-6759, CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2017-9044, CVE-2017-9746, CVE-2017-9042, CVE-2017-9040, CVE-2017-9041, CVE-2017-9752, CVE-2017-9753, CVE-2017-9750, CVE-2017-9751, CVE-2017-9756, CVE-2016-4493, CVE-2017-9754, CVE-2017-9755, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2018-19932, CVE-2017-12458, CVE-2017-12459, CVE-2018-18606, CVE-2018-18607, CVE-2018-18605, CVE-2017-12452, CVE-2017-12453, CVE-2017-12450, CVE-2017-12451, CVE-2017-12456, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2017-12454, CVE-2017-12455, CVE-2019-14444, CVE-2016-2226, CVE-2017-7224, CVE-2017-7225, CVE-2017-7226, CVE-2017-7227, CVE-2018-18309, CVE-2017-7223, CVE-2017-12449, CVE-2017-12448, CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2018-17359, CVE-2016-4487, CVE-2018-20671, CVE-2018-20002, CVE-2017-14128, CVE-2017-14129, CVE-2018-7568, CVE-2018-7569, CVE-2017-7302, CVE-2017-7301, CVE-2017-7300, CVE-2018-12934, CVE-2017-8394, CVE-2018-7643, CVE-2018-7642, CVE-2018-17360, CVE-2019-12972, CVE-2018-13033, CVE-2018-19931, CVE-2018-10534, CVE-2018-10535, CVE-2019-9077, CVE-2019-9071, CVE-2019-9070, CVE-2019-9073, CVE-2017-14333, CVE-2018-12698, CVE-2017-14130, CVE-2018-12697, CVE-2018-6543, CVE-2017-9954, CVE-2017-12457, CVE-2017-14939, CVE-2017-14938, CVE-2017-14932, CVE-2017-14930, CVE-2017-8398, CVE-2017-8393, CVE-2017-8395, CVE-2017-14529, CVE-2017-8397, CVE-2017-8396, CVE-2017-13710, CVE-2016-6131
- SECURITY UPDATE:
- CVE-*.patch: backported many upstream patches to fix security issues.
- CVE-2016-2226, CVE-2016-4487, CVE-2016-4488, CVE-2016-4489, CVE-2016-4490, CVE-2016-4492, CVE-2016-4493, CVE-2016-6131, CVE-2016-4491, CVE-2017-6965, CVE-2017-6966, CVE-2017-6969, CVE-2017-7209, CVE-2017-7210, CVE-2017-7223, CVE-2017-7224, CVE-2017-7225, CVE-2017-7226, CVE-2017-7227, CVE-2017-7299, CVE-2017-7300, CVE-2017-7301, CVE-2017-7302, CVE-2017-7614, CVE-2017-8393, CVE-2017-8394, CVE-2017-8395, CVE-2017-8397, CVE-2017-8396, CVE-2017-8398, CVE-2017-8421, CVE-2017-9038, CVE-2017-9039, CVE-2017-9040, CVE-2017-9042, CVE-2017-9041, CVE-2017-9044, CVE-2017-9742, CVE-2017-9744, CVE-2017-9752, CVE-2017-9745, CVE-2017-9746, CVE-2017-9747, CVE-2017-9748, CVE-2017-9749, CVE-2017-9750, CVE-2017-9751, CVE-2017-9753, CVE-2017-9754, CVE-2017-9755, CVE-2017-9756, CVE-2017-9954, CVE-2017-12448, CVE-2017-12449, CVE-2017-12455, CVE-2017-12457, CVE-2017-12458, CVE-2017-12459, CVE-2017-12450, CVE-2017-12452, CVE-2017-12453, CVE-2017-12454, CVE-2017-12456, CVE-2017-14333, CVE-2017-12451, CVE-2017-12799, CVE-2017-12967, CVE-2017-13710, CVE-2017-14128, CVE-2017-14129, CVE-2017-14130, CVE-2017-14529, CVE-2017-14930, CVE-2017-14932, CVE-2017-14938, CVE-2017-14939, CVE-2017-14940, CVE-2017-15020, CVE-2017-15021, CVE-2017-15022, CVE-2017-15024, CVE-2017-15025, CVE-2017-15225, CVE-2017-15938, CVE-2017-15939, CVE-2017-15996, CVE-2017-16826, CVE-2017-16827, CVE-2017-16828, CVE-2017-16831, CVE-2017-16832, CVE-2017-17080, CVE-2017-17121, CVE-2017-17123, CVE-2017-17124, CVE-2018-6323, CVE-2018-6543, CVE-2018-6759, CVE-2018-7208, CVE-2018-7568, CVE-2018-7569, CVE-2018-7642, CVE-2018-7643, CVE-2018-8945, CVE-2018-13033, CVE-2018-9138, CVE-2018-12641, CVE-2018-12697, CVE-2018-12698, CVE-2018-12699, CVE-2018-12700, CVE-2018-17794, CVE-2018-17985, CVE-2018-18484, CVE-2018-18700, CVE-2018-18701, CVE-2018-10372, CVE-2018-10373, CVE-2018-10534, CVE-2018-10535, CVE-2018-12934, CVE-2018-18483, CVE-2018-17358, CVE-2018-17359, CVE-2018-17360, CVE-2018-18309, CVE-2018-18605, CVE-2018-18606, CVE-2018-18607, CVE-2018-19931, CVE-2018-19932, CVE-2018-20002, CVE-2018-20623, CVE-2018-20671, CVE-2018-1000876, CVE-2017-17125, CVE-2019-9073, CVE-2019-9074, CVE-2019-9075, CVE-2019-9077, CVE-2019-9070, CVE-2019-9071, CVE-2019-12972, CVE-2019-14250, CVE-2019-14444, CVE-2019-17450, CVE-2019-17451
- Record
CLSA-2021-1635459139- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2021-1640790635 No score
Fixed 14 CVEs in binutils
- CVE-2018-9138: Fix stack exhaustion
- CVE-2018-12641: Fix stack exhaustion
- CVE-2018-12697: Fix NULL pointer dereference
- CVE-2018-12698: Fix memory consumption
- CVE-2018-12699: Fix heap-based buffer overflow
- CVE-2018-12700: Fix infinite recursion
- CVE-2018-17794: Fix NULL pointer dereference
- CVE-2018-17985: Fix recursive calls
- CVE-2018-18484: Fix stack exhaustion
- CVE-2018-18700: Fix stack consumption vulnerability
- CVE-2018-18701: Fix infinite recursion
- CVE-2018-18483: Fix malloc call with the result of an integer-overflowing calculation
- CVE-2018-12934: Fix excessive memory consumption
- CVE-2021-45078: Fix heap-based buffer overflow
- Record
CLSA-2021-1640790635- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVCLSA-2022-1641904053 No score
Fix of 14 CVEs
- CVE-2018-9138: Fix stack exhaustion
- CVE-2018-12641: Fix stack exhaustion
- CVE-2018-12697: Fix NULL pointer dereference
- CVE-2018-12698: Fix memory consumption
- CVE-2018-12699: Fix heap-based buffer overflow
- CVE-2018-12700: Fix infinite recursion
- CVE-2018-17794: Fix NULL pointer dereference
- CVE-2018-17985: Fix recursive calls
- CVE-2018-18484: Fix stack exhaustion
- CVE-2018-18700: Fix stack consumption vulnerability
- CVE-2018-18701: Fix infinite recursion
- CVE-2018-18483: Fix malloc call with the result of an integer-overflowing
- CVE-2018-12934: Fix excessive memory consumption
- CVE-2021-45078: Fix heap-based buffer overflow
- Record
CLSA-2022-1641904053- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4326-1 No score
libiberty vulnerabilities
It was discovered that libiberty incorrectly handled parsing certain binaries. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially crafted binary, a remote attacker could use this issue to cause libiberty to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code
- Record
USN-4326-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4336-1 No score
binutils vulnerabilities
It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
- Record
USN-4336-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4336-2 No score
binutils vulnerabilities
USN-4336-1 fixed several vulnerabilities in GNU binutils. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.
Original advisory details:
It was discovered that GNU binutils contained a large number of security issues. If a user or automated system were tricked into processing a specially-crafted file, a remote attacker could cause GNU binutils to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code.
- Record
USN-4336-2- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
binutilsTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-aarch64-linux-gnuTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-alpha-linux-gnuTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabiTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-arm-linux-gnueabihfTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-devTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-docTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-hppa-linux-gnuTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-hppa64-linux-gnuTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-m68k-linux-gnuTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
binutils-mips-linux-gnuTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-mips64-linux-gnuabi64TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-mips64el-linux-gnuabi64TuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-mipsel-linux-gnuTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-multiarchTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-multiarch-devTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-powerpc-linux-gnuspeTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-powerpc64-linux-gnuTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-powerpc64le-linux-gnuTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-s390x-linux-gnuTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-sh4-linux-gnuTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-sourceTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutils-sparc64-linux-gnuTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04 |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10 |
binutilsTuxCare:OracleLinux:6 |
before 1:2.20.51.0.2-5.48.0.3.el6.tuxcare.ol.els4 | 1:2.20.51.0.2-5.48.0.3.el6.tuxcare.ol.els4 |
binutils-develTuxCare:OracleLinux:6 |
before 1:2.20.51.0.2-5.48.0.3.el6.tuxcare.ol.els4 | 1:2.20.51.0.2-5.48.0.3.el6.tuxcare.ol.els4 |
binutilsTuxCare:CentOS:6 |
before 1:2.20.51.0.2-5.48.1.el6.tuxcare.els4 | 1:2.20.51.0.2-5.48.1.el6.tuxcare.els4 |
binutils-develTuxCare:CentOS:6 |
before 1:2.20.51.0.2-5.48.1.el6.tuxcare.els4 | 1:2.20.51.0.2-5.48.1.el6.tuxcare.els4 |
binutilsDebian:12 |
before 2.32.51.20190707-1 | 2.32.51.20190707-1 |
binutilsDebian:13 |
before 2.32.51.20190707-1 | 2.32.51.20190707-1 |
binutilsDebian:14 |
before 2.32.51.20190707-1 | 2.32.51.20190707-1 |
binutilsUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu12.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu12.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu12.23.91.20131123-1ubuntu12.24-1ubuntu1 Show 20 moreShow less2.24-1ubuntu22.24-2ubuntu12.24-2ubuntu22.24-2ubuntu32.24-4ubuntu12.24-5ubuntu12.24-5ubuntu22.24-5ubuntu32.24-5ubuntu3.12.24-5ubuntu132.24-5ubuntu142.24-5ubuntu14.12.24-5ubuntu14.22.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm12.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm22.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm32.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm52.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm62.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm72.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm8 |
None known |
libibertyUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 20160215-1ubuntu0.3, plus listed versions 20141014-120160215-120160215-1ubuntu0.2 |
20160215-1ubuntu0.3 |
binutilsUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
before 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1, plus listed versions 2.25.1-6ubuntu12.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu22.25.51.20151022-0ubuntu32.25.51.20151027-0ubuntu12.25.51.20151028-0ubuntu1 Show 26 moreShow less2.25.51.20151106-0ubuntu12.25.51.20151113-1ubuntu12.25.51.20151113-2ubuntu12.25.90.20151125-1ubuntu12.25.90.20151125-2ubuntu12.25.90.20151211-0ubuntu12.25.90.20151211-0ubuntu22.25.90.20160101-1ubuntu12.25.90.20160101-1ubuntu22.26-2ubuntu12.26-3ubuntu12.26-4ubuntu12.26-5ubuntu12.26-6ubuntu12.26-7ubuntu22.26-8ubuntu12.26-8ubuntu22.26-8ubuntu2.12.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.042.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.12.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.32.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.42.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.52.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.62.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.72.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8 |
2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1 |
binutilsUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3, plus listed versions 2.29.1-4ubuntu12.29.1-6ubuntu12.29.1-7ubuntu12.29.1-8ubuntu12.29.1-10ubuntu1 Show 14 moreShow less2.29.1-12ubuntu12.30-4ubuntu12.30-5ubuntu12.30-7ubuntu12.30-8ubuntu12.30-9ubuntu12.30-10ubuntu12.30-11ubuntu12.30-14ubuntu22.30-15ubuntu12.30-20ubuntu2~18.042.30-21ubuntu1~18.042.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.12.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.2 |
2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3 |
libibertyUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 20170913-1ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 20170913-1 |
20170913-1ubuntu0.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=87350
usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17794
github.com/advisories/GHSA-3qrq-jf59-7wp6
errata.cloudlinux.com/ubuntu16_04/CLSA-2021-1635459139
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-17794
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-17794
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17794