CVE-2018-12180

HIGHEPSS 81th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

Description

Buffer overflow in BlockIo service for EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via network access.

CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write

How to fix

Remediation Available

edk2Debian

Fixed in:0~20181115.85588389-3CVE-2018-12180

edk2Ubuntu

Fixed in:0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.1USN-4349-1

Fixed in:0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2USN-4349-1

ovmfUbuntu

Fixed in:0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.1USN-4349-1

Fixed in:0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2USN-4349-1

qemu-efiUbuntu

Fixed in:0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.1USN-4349-1

qemu-efi-aarch64Ubuntu

Fixed in:0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2USN-4349-1

qemu-efi-armUbuntu

Fixed in:0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2USN-4349-1

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

2.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

81stpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 81% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

edk2-docs.gitbooks.io

Third-Party Advisory1

lists.opensuse.org

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2025-22457	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-0282	Critical	9.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2015-3113	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2021-20038	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-4863	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2018-12180?

Published advisories record a fix for 6 affected products. The "How to fix" section on this page lists the fixed version and source advisory for each one, so apply the entry matching what you actually run.

Is CVE-2018-12180 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2018-12180 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 2.3% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 81% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2018-12180?

CVE-2018-12180 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2018-12180 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for edk2 (Debian), edk2 (Ubuntu), ovmf (Ubuntu), qemu-efi (Ubuntu), and 2 more. Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.