CVE-2018-1000876

Name: CVE-2018-1000876
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-12-20T17:29:01.033+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 7.8/10EPSS 0.65%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-1000876 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 7.8/10 on the CVSS scale. binutils version 2.32 and earlier contains a Integer Overflow vulnerability in objdump, bfd_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound,bfd_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc that can result in Integer overflow trigger heap overflow. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.. EPSS estimates a 0.65% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

binutils version 2.32 and earlier contains a Integer Overflow vulnerability in objdump, bfd_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound,bfd_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc that can result in Integer overflow trigger heap overflow. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.. This attack appear to be exploitable via Local. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 3a551c7a1b80fca579461774860574eabfd7f18f.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

0.65%

46.5th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	< 2.32
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	18.04
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Desktop	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Server	7.0
Redhat	Enterprise Linux Workstation	7.0

References

http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.htmlBroken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106304Broken Link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2075Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23994Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=3a551c7a1b80fca579461774860574eabfd7f18f
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/Third Party Advisory
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-10/msg00072.htmlBroken Link
http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-11/msg00008.htmlBroken Link
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106304Broken Link
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2075Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23994Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=3a551c7a1b80fca579461774860574eabfd7f18f
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Dec 20, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-1000876?

How severe is CVE-2018-1000876?

CVE-2018-1000876 has a CVSS score of 7.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.65% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-1000876?

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Source: NVD / NIST