{"id":"CVE-2018-11237","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-11237","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:53:42.490Z","title":"An AVX-512-optimized implementation of the mempcpy function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier may write data beyond the target buffer, leading to a buffer overflow in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper.","description":"An AVX-512-optimized implementation of the mempcpy function in the GNU C Library (aka glibc or libc6) 2.27 and earlier may write data beyond the target buffer, leading to a buffer overflow in __mempcpy_avx512_no_vzeroupper.","published":"2018-05-18T16:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:35:33.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-787"],"affected":["gnu/glibc","redhat/virtualization host","redhat/enterprise linux desktop","redhat/enterprise linux server","redhat/enterprise linux workstation","oracle/communications session border controller","oracle/enterprise communications broker","netapp/data ontap edge","netapp/element software management","canonical/ubuntu linux"],"epss":{"score":0.00874,"percentile":0.58748,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.87%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104256","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3092","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190329-0001/","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190401-0001/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23196","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4416-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44750/","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104256","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:0327","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3092","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190329-0001/","tags":["Broken Link"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190401-0001/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=23196","tags":["Issue Tracking","Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://usn.ubuntu.com/4416-1/","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44750/","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpuapr2019-5072813.html","tags":["Patch","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11237","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}