binutils: heap-based buffer overflow in finish_stab in stabs.c
Published Jun 23, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 4.53%
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.
Affected products
No data.
Configuration 2
- 16.04.4
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
binutils-0:2.30-125.el8_10
Fixed · RHSA-2024:9689
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
binutils-0:2.30-125.el8_10
Fixed · RHSA-2024:9689
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
binutils220
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
mingw-binutils
Will not fix
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | binutils-0:2.30-125.el8_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9689 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | binutils-0:2.30-125.el8_10 | Fixed | RHSA-2024:9689 |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils220 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | mingw-binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This is a vulnerability affecting binutils, a suite of tools for managing binaries on a linux system; as these tools are used by developers in compilation and debugging, the expected use case is a local user examining object files on a local filesystem, or using ssh to log in. Because of differences in how upstream sources and other vendors provide these utilities, other sources might report the impact of this flaw differently. However, while it is possible for specifically-crafted input to crash binutils via this flaw, Red Hat does not assess that it represents a significant security impact.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 4.53% (0.04533) | 91.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 4.50% (0.04505) | 90.25th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 21, 2025 | 0.53% (0.00531) | 66.42th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 18, 2025 | 2.27% (0.02275) | 83.29th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.54% (0.00541) | 65.01th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 1.90% (0.01895) | 72.22th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.56% (0.00557) | 66.19th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 1.36% (0.01359) | 86.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 2, 2024 | 1.36% (0.01359) | 86.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 14, 2023 | 1.38% (0.01375) | 84.81th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 8, 2023 | 1.68% (0.01684) | 85.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 17, 2023 | 1.57% (0.01565) | 85.37th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 8, 2023 | 1.86% (0.01859) | 86.56th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 2.00% (0.01999) | 87.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 2.64% (0.02641) | 82.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 2.64% (0.02641) | 80.45th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 2.64% (0.02641) | 61.81th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 3.14% (0.03139) | 65.22th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 3.14% (0.03139) | 64.88th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 3.14% (0.03139) | 81.29th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 3.14% (0.03139) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (10)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104540 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12699 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763102 x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595427 Issue Tracking
- https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85454 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12699
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01 vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23057 x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12699
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104540 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12699 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763102 | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1595427 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85454 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12699 | ||
| https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01 | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO | |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23057 | x_refsource_MISCExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory | |
| https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ | vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-12699 |
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