Is CVE-2018-18483 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-18483 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-18483?

CVE-2018-18483 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-18483?

CVE-2018-18483 has an EPSS score of 2.46% (82th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-18483?

Upgrade binutils on debian 11 to 2.32.51.20190707-1 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-18483

HIGHEPSS 82th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The get_count function in cplus-dem.c in GNU libiberty, as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (malloc called with the result of an integer-overflowing calculation) or possibly have unspecified other impact via a crafted string, as demonstrated by c++filt.

CWE-190Integer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available

binutilsDebian

Fixed in:2.32.51.20190707-1CVE-2018-18483

binutilsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1USN-4336-2

Fixed in:2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3USN-4336-1

binutils-multiarchUbuntu

Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm1USN-4336-2

Fixed in:2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.3USN-4336-1

libibertyUbuntu

Fixed in:20160215-1ubuntu0.3USN-4326-1

Fixed in:20170913-1ubuntu0.1USN-4326-1

libiberty-devUbuntu

Fixed in:20160215-1ubuntu0.3USN-4326-1

Fixed in:20170913-1ubuntu0.1USN-4326-1

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

2.46%probability of exploitation in 30 days

82ndpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 82% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit2

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-190 (Integer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2020-16040	Medium	6.5	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2019-11477	High	7.5	99%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-44443	High	7.8	94%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-0569	High	9.3	90%	-	-
CVE-2017-3599	High	7.5	90%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21716	Critical	9.8	82%	-	Fix

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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.