CVE-2025-3198

Name: CVE-2025-3198
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-04-04T02:15:18.803+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 4.8/10EPSS 0.24%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-3198 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.8/10 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

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

0.24%

15.3th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	2.43
Gnu	Binutils	2.44

References

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716#c0Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344dBroken Link
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
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716Broken Link

Timeline

Published: Apr 4, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-3198?

How severe is CVE-2025-3198?

CVE-2025-3198 has a CVSS score of 4.8/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.24% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-3198?

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Source: NVD / NIST