HIGH

CVE-2018-12697

CVSS v3

7.5

HIGH

EPSS Score

5.0 %

exploit probability, as of 2026-10-19

CISA KEV

known exploited

Exploitation

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SSVC status

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Affected and fixed versions

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Vendor advisories

CVE-2018-12697 Red Hat Product Security117 products fixed · 11 known affected
binutils: NULL pointer dereference in work_stuff_copy_to_from in cplus-dem.c.
binutils as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 · binutils220 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 · binutils as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
RHBA-2020:0547 Red Hat Product Security3 products fixed
Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: Container Image Rebuild for Ansible Tower 3.4 Dependency
RHSA-2019:2075 Red Hat Product Security39 products fixed
Red Hat Security Advisory: binutils security and bug fix update

Full record on NVD

Description

A NULL pointer dereference (aka SEGV on unknown address 0x000000000000) was discovered in work_stuff_copy_to_from in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.30. This can occur during execution of objdump.

Technical details

Published: 2018-06-23

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12697?

Is CVE-2018-12697 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-12697 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 5.0% on 2026-10-19, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-12697?

CVE-2018-12697 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity).

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