TI-2018-16095 Aliases CVE-2018-1000876 GHSA-qm5c-9m22-x97p

binutils version 2.32 and earlier contains a Integer Overflow vulnerability in objdump…

LOW 35CWE-190Published 2018-12-20 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Partial Red Hat: 7 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-190 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

binutils version 2.32 and earlier contains a Integer Overflow vulnerability in objdump, bfd_get_dynamic_reloc_upper_bound,bfd_canonicalize_dynamic_reloc that can result in Integer overflow trigger heap overflow. Successful exploitation allows execution of arbitrary code.. This attack appear to be exploitable via Local. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in after commit 3a551c7a1b80fca579461774860574eabfd7f18f.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00651 51st percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix Partial Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 7 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 5

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils::::::::	before 2.32	Vulnerable	GNU
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04::::lts:::	18.04	Vulnerable	Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:::::::*	7.0	Vulnerable	Red Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:::::::*	7.0	Vulnerable	Red Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:::::::*	7.0	Vulnerable	Red Hat

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.32 Vulnerable ·GNU
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* Versions 18.04 Vulnerable ·Canonical
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

Red Hat 1 advisory

RHSA-2019:2075 Released 2019-08-06 · Red Hat rating Moderate
binutils security and bug fix update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) binutils-2.27-41.base.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) binutils-devel-2.27-41.base.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) binutils-2.27-41.base.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) binutils-devel-2.27-41.base.el7
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) binutils-2.27-41.base.el7, binutils-devel-2.27-41.base.el7, binutils-devel-2.27-41.base.el7.ppc
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) binutils-2.27-41.base.el7, binutils-devel-2.27-41.base.el7

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

Product	Status	Plan or fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	Affected	No fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Ansible Tower 3.4 for RHEL 7 Server	Fixed	—
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2019:2075
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2019:2075
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2019:2075
Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2019:2075
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2019:2075
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7)	Fixed	RHSA-2019:2075

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1000876
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qm5c-9m22-x97p
2026-10-16 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Exploit 1

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23994

Advisory 4

Other 1

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=3a551c7a1b80fca579461774860574eabfd7f18f

Sources

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