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TI-2018-09115 Aliases CVE-2018-12699GHSA-r4rx-vwmc-mj74

finish_stab in stabs.c in GNU Binutils 2.30 allows attackers to cause a denial of service…

Priority MEDIUM 49CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 2 fixed, 4 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04533 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 2 fixed, 4 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.30VulnerableGNU
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*16.04.4VulnerableCanonical
  • cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.30 Vulnerable ·GNU
  • cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 16.04.4 Vulnerable ·Canonical

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2024:9689 Released 2024-11-14 · Red Hat rating Low
    binutils security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) binutils-devel-2.30-125.el8_10
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8) binutils-2.30-125.el8_10

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:9689
Red Hat Enterprise Linux BaseOS (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2024:9689

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12699
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r4rx-vwmc-mj74

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 2

Sources

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