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CVE-2018-12699

UnknownEPSS 4.50%

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CVE-2018-12699 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. 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.. EPSS estimates a 4.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

EPSS Probability
4.50%

90.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
GnuBinutils2.30
CanonicalUbuntu Linux16.04.4

References

Timeline

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Last Modified
Status
Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 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.
How severe is CVE-2018-12699?
Severity scoring for CVE-2018-12699 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 4.50% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12699?
Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST