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CVE-2018-18700: binutils 2.31; +1 more affected products

CVE-2018-18700. CVSS 2.0 base score 4.3 (MEDIUM, NVD). EPSS 0.01686 (percentile 0.7657), scored 14-Oct-2026.

Affected technology

binutils · 2.31
gnu

n/a · n/a
Vendor not specified by the source

Component: Not specified by the source

Attack conditions (NVD, CVSS 3.0): Local · No privileges required · User interaction required

What an attacker can do

Remote attackers could leverage this vulnerability to cause a denial-of-service via an ELF file, as demonstrated by nm. NVD’s CVSS 3.0 assessment (base score 5.5/10) rates confidentiality and integrity impact as none; availability impact as high.

Published 15-Oct-2026 18:55 UTC

CWE: CWE-835
CCR priority: 17.6 /100 (P5)
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 /10 · CVSS:2.0/AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P · NVD
EPSS: 0.01686 · percentile 0.7657 · 2026-10-14
KEV: no

Provenance

GitHub Advisory Database · Source record · observed 2026-10-15 18:59:14.583303+00:00 UTC
NVD CVE API 2.0 · Source record · observed 2026-10-15 18:53:01.928580+00:00 UTC

Stable permalink: https://cybercodered.org/item/cve-cve-2018-18700.html