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CVE-2018-12699

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  • Published2018-06-23
  • WeaknessCWE-787

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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.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-06-2323:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Canonical ubuntu linux
BranchAffectedFixed in
16.4= 16.04.4no fix published
Gnu binutils
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.30= 2.30no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • binutilsUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1
  • binutilsUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • binutilsUbuntu:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3
  • binutilsTuxCare:Ubuntu:16.04all versions · fixed in 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.10and 23 other packages
  • binutilsTuxCare:OracleLinux:6all versions · fixed in 1:2.20.51.0.2-5.48.0.3.el6.tuxcare.ol.els4and 1 other package
  • binutilsTuxCare:CentOS:8.5all versions · fixed in 2.30-108.el8_5.1.tuxcare.els5and 1 other package
  • binutilsTuxCare:CentOS:8.4all versions · fixed in 2.30-93.el8_4.tuxcare.els6and 1 other package
  • binutilsTuxCare:CentOS:6all versions · fixed in 1:2.20.51.0.2-5.48.1.el6.tuxcare.els4and 1 other package

8 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-12699 Red Hat Product Security40 products fixed · 11 known affected

    binutils: heap-based buffer overflow in finish_stab in stabs.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 · +8 more

  • RHSA-2024:9689 Red Hat Product Security28 products fixed

    Red Hat Security Advisory: binutils security update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHSA-2024:9689 · 28 productsFor details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
  2. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2018-12699 · 11 productsWill not fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

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none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-06-23
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-r4rx-vwmc-mj74

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.

Is CVE-2018-12699 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-12699 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 4.5% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-12699?

CVE-2018-12699 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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