Buffer overflow in GNU Binutils
CVE-2018-12699
finish_stab in stabs.c in GNU Binutils 2.30 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based buffer overflow) or possibly have unspecified other impact, as demonstrated by an out-of-bounds write of 8 bytes. This can occur during execution of objdump.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.045 (91.4th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 91st percentile — 91.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.045 · newest: 0.045 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Binutils — versions 2.30
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 16.04.4
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763102 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104540 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01 (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12699?
- CVE-2018-12699 is a critical-severity vulnerability in GNU Binutils, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-06-23.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12699?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-12699 known to be exploited?
- 11 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.