CVE-2025-1372

Name: CVE-2025-1372
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-02-17T03:15:09.573+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.8/10EPSS 0.33%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-1372 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. It has been declared as critical. EPSS estimates a 0.33% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dump_data_section/print_string_section of the file readelf.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument z/x leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 73db9d2021cab9e23fd734b0a76a612d52a6f1db. 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

0.33%

24.5th 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=15927Exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32656Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32656#c3Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32657Exploit, Issue Tracking
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295981Permissions Required, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.295981Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.496485Third 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-2025-1372?

How severe is CVE-2025-1372?

CVE-2025-1372 has a CVSS score of 4.8/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.33% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-1372?

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Source: NVD / NIST