CVE-2018-12699

Name: CVE-2018-12699
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-06-23T23:29:00.33+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 4.50%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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

CWE-787

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	2.30
Canonical	Ubuntu Linux	16.04.4

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104540Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763102Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85454Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23057Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104540Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763102Exploit, Third Party Advisory
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85454Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23057Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/

Timeline

Published: Jun 23, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-12699?

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?

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Source: NVD / NIST