7.8

CVE-2018-6574: debian debian_linux Improper Control of Generation of Code

Modified
AliasesMGASA-2018-0144openSUSE-SU-2018:0588-1openSUSE-SU-2018:0589-1
Published 07-02-2018Last modified 05-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-6574 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Improper Control of Generation of Code vulnerability in debian debian_linux. EPSS estimates a 7.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 94.5% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Priority
Prioritisepublic exploit

Public exploit (GitHub, Date unknown)

Source freshness unavailable

How is this decided?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
7.63%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits1github

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 7 · Related 5

Timeline

  1. 07-02-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Go before 1.8.7, Go 1.9.x before 1.9.4, and Go 1.10 pre-releases before Go 1.10rc2 allow "go get" remote command execution during source code build, by leveraging the gcc or clang plugin feature, because -fplugin= and -plugin= arguments were not blocked.

CVSS metrics

5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

7.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

95%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

No change 0.00 pp

From 7.63% on 04-10-2026

04-10-202603-11-2026

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEV

Not in the CISA KEV catalog.

ENISA CNW

Not in the ENISA CNW catalog.

CIRCL

Not in the CIRCL catalog.

Public exploits

1 found
  • githubUnverified

    Cve In Ruby

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Version check

Known conditions: local access, low-privilege account, no user interaction (CVSS vector). Other conditions: not stated in public data.

Redhat15 products
Suse3 products
  • go1.8&distro=SUSE Package Hub 12< 1.8.7-5.1
  • go1.9&distro=SUSE Package Hub 12< 1.9.4-5.1
  • go&distro=SUSE Package Hub 12< 1.9.4-15.1
Alpine2 products
  • go< 1.9.4-r0
  • go1.10< 1.9.4-r0
Ubuntu2 products
  • golang-1.6All versions (No fix recorded)
  • golang-1.8All versions (No fix recorded)
Debian1 product
Go1 product
  • toolchain≥ 1.9.0-0, < 1.9.4
Golang1 product
  • go≤ 1.8.6 | 1.9 | 1.9.1 | 1.9.2 | 1.9.3 | 1.10:beta1 | 1.10:beta2 | 1.10:rc1
Mageia1 product
  • golang< 1.9.4-3.mga6

8 vendors · 26 products

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