CVE-2018-12181
Stack overflow in corrupted bmp for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable...
Stack overflow in corrupted bmp for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service or elevation of privilege via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
6.0
Stack overflow in corrupted bmp for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service or elevation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-12181- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 3.6 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Stack overflow in corrupted bmp for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service or elevation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-12181- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4159 No score
Stack overflow in corrupted bmp for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service or elevation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4159- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wf68-vxvr-9r6g
6.0
Stack overflow in corrupted bmp for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable...
Stack overflow in corrupted bmp for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service or elevation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-wf68-vxvr-9r6g- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2018-12181
6.0
CVE-2018-12181 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2018-12181- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
6.0
Stack overflow in corrupted bmp for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service or elevation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2018-12181- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-12181
6.0
Stack overflow in corrupted bmp for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service or elevation of privilege via local access.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12181- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2125
6.7
Red Hat Security Advisory: ovmf security and enhancement update
- Record
RHSA-2019:2125- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:3338
5.9
Red Hat Security Advisory: edk2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Record
RHSA-2019:3338- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-12181
6.0
Stack overflow in corrupted bmp for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service or elevation of privilege via local access.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12181- CVSS 3.0
- 6.0 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1172-1 No score
Security update for ovmf
This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-0160: Fixed multiple buffer overflows in UDF-related codes in MdeModulePkg\Universal\Disk\PartitionDxe\Udf.c and MdeModulePkg\Universal\Disk\UdfDxe (bsc#1130267).
- CVE-2018-12181: Fixed a stack buffer overflow in the HII database when a corrupted Bitmap was used (bsc#1128503).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1172-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11134-1 No score
ovmf-202105-3.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ovmf-202105-3.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11134-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:0738-1 No score
Security update for ovmf
This update for ovmf fixes the following issue:
Security issue fixed:
- CVE-2018-12181: Fixed a stack buffer overflow in the HII database when a corrupted Bitmap was used (bsc#1128503).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0738-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:0766-1 No score
Security update for ovmf
This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-0160: Fixed multiple buffer overflows in UDF-related codes in MdeModulePkg\Universal\Disk\PartitionDxe\Udf.c and MdeModulePkg\Universal\Disk\UdfDxe (bsc#1130267).
- CVE-2018-12181: Fixed a stack buffer overflow in the HII database when a corrupted Bitmap was used (bsc#1128503).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0766-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:0804-1 No score
Security update for ovmf
This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-0160: Fixed multiple buffer overflows in UDF-related codes in MdeModulePkg\Universal\Disk\PartitionDxe\Udf.c and MdeModulePkg\Universal\Disk\UdfDxe (bsc#1130267).
- CVE-2018-12181: Fixed a stack buffer overflow in the HII database when a corrupted Bitmap was used (bsc#1128503).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0804-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-4349-1 No score
edk2 vulnerabilities
A buffer overflow was discovered in the network stack. An unprivileged user could potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service. This issue was already fixed in a previous release for 18.04 LTS and 19.10. (CVE-2018-12178)
A buffer overflow was discovered in BlockIo service. An unauthenticated user could potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service. This issue was already fixed in a previous release for 18.04 LTS and 19.10. (CVE-2018-12180)
A stack overflow was discovered in bmp. An unprivileged user could potentially enable denial of service or elevation of privilege via local access. This issue was already fixed in a previous release for 18.04 LTS and 19.10. (CVE-2018-12181)
It was discovered that memory was not cleared before free that could lead to potential password leak. (CVE-2019-14558)
A memory leak was discovered in ArpOnFrameRcvdDpc. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2019-14559)
An integer overflow was discovered in MdeModulePkg/PiDxeS3BootScriptLib. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2019-14563)
It was discovered that the affected version doesn't properly check whether an unsigned EFI file should be allowed or not. An attacker could possibly load unsafe content by bypassing the verification. (CVE-2019-14575)
It was discovered that original configuration runtime memory is freed, but it is still exposed to the OS runtime. (CVE-2019-14586)
A double-unmap was discovered in TRB creation. An attacker could use it to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2019-14587)
- Record
USN-4349-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
edk2Debian:12 |
before 0~20181115.85588389-3 | 0~20181115.85588389-3 |
edk2Debian:13 |
before 0~20181115.85588389-3 | 0~20181115.85588389-3 |
edk2Debian:14 |
before 0~20181115.85588389-3 | 0~20181115.85588389-3 |
OVMFRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:20180508-6.gitee3198e672e2.el7 | 0:20180508-6.gitee3198e672e2.el7 |
ovmfRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server |
before 0:20180508-6.gitee3198e672e2.el7 | 0:20180508-6.gitee3198e672e2.el7 |
edk2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 | 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 |
edk2-aarch64Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 | 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 |
edk2-ovmfRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 | 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 |
before 2017+git1492060560.b6d11d7c46-4.23.1 | 2017+git1492060560.b6d11d7c46-4.23.1 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 |
before 2017+git1492060560.b6d11d7c46-4.23.1 | 2017+git1492060560.b6d11d7c46-4.23.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.13.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.13.1 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.13.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.13.1 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.13.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.13.1 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.19.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.19.1 |
edk2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 0~20150106.5c2d456b-20~20160104.c2a892d7-10~20160408.ffea0a2c-2 |
0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.1 |
edk2Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 0~20170911.5dfba97c-10~20171010.234dbcef-10~20171027.76fd5a66-10~20171205.a9212288-10~20180105.0bc94c74-10~20180205.c0d9813c-10~20180205.c0d9813c-20~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.1 |
0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2 |
ovmfopenSUSE:Leap 15.0 |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-lp150.4.16.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-lp150.4.16.1 |
ovmfopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 202105-3.4 | 202105-3.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-12181 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.0) in Tianocore Edk Ii, published March 26, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 36th percentile. Fixed in edk2 0~20181115.85588389-3.
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suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-28210
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