CVE-2025-1181

Name: CVE-2025-1181
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-02-11T08:15:31.797+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

LOWCVSS 2.3/10EPSS 0.66%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-1181 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 2.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. This vulnerability affects the function _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. EPSS estimates a 0.66% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. This vulnerability affects the function _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 931494c9a89558acb36a03a340c01726545eef24. 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

0.66%

46.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	2.43
Netapp	Active Iq Unified Manager	All versions
Netapp	Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility	All versions

References

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15918Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32643Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=931494c9a89558acb36a03a340c01726545eef24Broken Link
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295084Permissions Required, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.295084Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.495402Exploit, VDB Entry
https://www.gnu.org/Product
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250425-0007/Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32643Broken Link
https://vuldb.com/?submit.495402Exploit, VDB Entry

Timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-1181?

How severe is CVE-2025-1181?

CVE-2025-1181 has a CVSS score of 2.3/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.66% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1181?

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Source: NVD / NIST