CVE-2025-1371

Name: CVE-2025-1371
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-02-17T03:15:09.4+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.8/10EPSS 0.22%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-1371 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability has been found in GNU elfutils 0.192 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function handle_dynamic_symtab of the file readelf.c of the component eu-read. EPSS estimates a 0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability has been found in GNU elfutils 0.192 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function handle_dynamic_symtab of the file readelf.c of the component eu-read. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as b38e562a4c907e08171c76b8b2def8464d5a104a. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.5/10

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

CVSS 4.0

4.8/10

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

0.22%

12.0th 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=15926Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32655Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32655#c2Broken Link
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295978Permissions Required, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.295978Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.496484Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.gnu.org/Product
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32655Broken Link

Timeline

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

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-1371?

How severe is CVE-2025-1371?

CVE-2025-1371 has a CVSS score of 4.8/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.22% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1371?

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Source: NVD / NIST