What is CVE-2018-12886?

CVE-2018-12886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Gcc, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-05-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-12886?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-12886 known to be exploited?

9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Information disclosure in Gnu Gcc

CVE-2018-12886

stack_protect_prologue in cfgexpand.c and stack_protect_epilogue in function.c in GNU Compiler Collection (GCC) 4.1 through 8 (under certain circumstances) generate instruction sequences when targeting ARM targets that spill the address of…

EPSS: 0.022 (80.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Gnu Gcc
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-209 — Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12886?: CVE-2018-12886 is a high-severity vulnerability in Gnu Gcc, classified under Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2019-05-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-12886?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-12886 known to be exploited?: 9 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.