CVE-2025-1176

Name: CVE-2025-1176
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-02-11T06:15:22.433+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

LOWCVSS 2.3/10EPSS 0.62%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-1176 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 2.3/10 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

5/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CVSS 4.0

2.3/10

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

EPSS Probability

0.62%

45.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	2.43

References

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15913Exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32636Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=f9978defb6fab0bd8583942d97c112b0932ac814Patch
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
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250411-0007/

Timeline

Published: Feb 11, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-1176?

How severe is CVE-2025-1176?

CVE-2025-1176 has a CVSS score of 2.3/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.62% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1176?

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Source: NVD / NIST