Is CVE-2018-20002 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-20002 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-20002?

CVE-2018-20002 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-20002?

CVE-2018-20002 has an EPSS score of 1.82% (76th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-20002?

Upgrade binutils on debian 11 to 2.32.51.20190707-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-20002

MEDIUMEPSS 76th pctl

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

The _bfd_generic_read_minisymbols function in syms.c in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.31, has a memory leak via a crafted ELF file, leading to a denial of service (memory consumption), as demonstrated by nm.

CWE-772

How to fix

Remediation Available

binutilsDebian

Fixed in:2.32.51.20190707-1CVE-2018-20002

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

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

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.82%probability of exploitation in 30 days

76thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 76% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

security.netapp.com

Exploit1

sourceware.org

Third-Party Advisory2

Other references3

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-772 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2003-0132	Medium	5.0	87%	-	Fix
CVE-2017-14495	High	7.5	84%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-22883	High	7.5	77%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-2398	High	8.6	36%	-	Fix
CVE-2020-9375	High	7.5	28%	-	-
CVE-1999-1127	High	7.5	18%	-	-

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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.