CVE-2025-3198
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CVE-2025-3198 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. EPSS estimates a 0.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads to memory leak. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Binutils | 2.43 |
| Gnu | Binutils | 2.44 |
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716#c0Issue Tracking
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.303151Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.303151Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.545773Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.gnu.org/Product
Timeline
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- Status
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