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CVE-2018-10372

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-10372 is a heap-based buffer over-read vulnerability in GNU Binutils 2.30, specifically in the process_cu_tu_index function of dwarf.c, which can lead to a denial of service. This flaw affects various GNU and Red Hat Enterprise Linux Binutils packages. With a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), it requires local access and user interaction (e.g., opening a crafted binary file) to trigger an application crash, but does not impact confidentiality or integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.30CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.30:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_desktop:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_server:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux_workstation:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.41%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0241 is in the 92nd percentile among its peer group of 5,760 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: binutils-0:2.27-34.base.el7
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-10372Low

binutils: Heap-base buffer over-read in dwarf.c:process_cu_tu_index() allows for denial of service via crafted file

Apr 14, 2018

References

access.redhat.com / errata/RHBA-2019:0327
Third Party Advisory
access.redhat.com / errata/RHSA-2018:3032
Third Party Advisory
security.gentoo.org / glsa/201908-01
sourceware.org / bugzilla/show_bug.cgi
ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
usn.ubuntu.com / 4336-1
securityfocus.com / bid/103976
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry