CVE-2018-12699
CVSS v3
9.8
CRITICAL
EPSS Score
4.5 %
exploit probability, as of 2026-09-25
CISA KEV
No
known exploited
Exploitation
—
SSVC status
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.
Technical details
- Published
- 2018-06-23
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 2026-09-25, 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).
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