CVE-2018-18700

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpactpartialSuccessful exploitation gives limited control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

1.68% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 76.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

5.5 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-15.

Red Hat severity

Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2018-10-27 16:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-10-15 17:36Z13 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2018-10-27

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-835Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')Base

Data version

5.2

Document digest

4aa0ff61b35e146b341e4a3143eed845c8f29f29136c40cd570fea033a65c773

• gcc.gnu.orghttps://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=87681x_refsource_MISC
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4326-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4326-1/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU
• usn.ubuntu.comUSN-4336-1https://usn.ubuntu.com/4336-1/vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTU