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7.5
HIGH CVSS 3.0
CVE-2018-12697
GNU libiberty NULL Pointer Dereference Buffer Overflow
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.

INFO

Published Date :

June 23, 2018, 11:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 3:45 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-12697 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Gnu binutils
: Total Affected Vendor : 2 | Products : 2
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
To address the vulnerability, update the affected binutils packages to the latest version.
  • Update the affected binutils packages.
  • Update related packages if needed.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2018-12697 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-12697.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104538 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2075
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763102 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85454 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23057 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104538 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2075
https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763102 Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85454 Exploit Issue Tracking Vendor Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23057 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/
https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-12697 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-12697 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-12697 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-12697 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104538
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2075
    Added Reference https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763102
    Added Reference https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85454
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23057
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 29, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 21, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 06, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2075 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Aug. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-01 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 21, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85454 No Types Assigned https://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=85454 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23057 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23057 Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763102 No Types Assigned https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/binutils/+bug/1763102 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104538 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104538 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 27, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104538 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.56 }} 0.41%

score

0.80867

percentile