CVE-2025-1176
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CVE-2025-1176 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file elflink.c of the component ld. EPSS estimates a 0.62% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named f9978defb6fab0bd8583942d97c112b0932ac814. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Binutils | 2.43 |
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32636Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295079Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?id.295079Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.495329Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.gnu.org/Product
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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