CVE-2025-1365

Name: CVE-2025-1365
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-02-17T00:15:09.14+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.8/10EPSS 0.32%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-1365 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. This affects the function process_symtab of the file readelf.c of the component eu-readelf. EPSS estimates a 0.32% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. This affects the function process_symtab of the file readelf.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument D/a leads to buffer overflow. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 5e5c0394d82c53e97750fe7b18023e6f84157b81. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

7.8/10

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

CVSS 4.0

4.8/10

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/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

0.32%

24.1th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Elfutils Project	Elfutils	0.192

References

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15925Exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32654Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32654#c2Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295977Permissions Required, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.295977Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.496483Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.gnu.org/Product

Timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-1365?

How severe is CVE-2025-1365?

CVE-2025-1365 has a CVSS score of 4.8/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.32% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1365?

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Source: NVD / NIST