CVE-2025-7545

Name: CVE-2025-7545
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-07-13T22:15:23.873+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

LOWCVSS 1.9/10EPSS 0.25%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-7545 is a low-severity vulnerability rated 1.9/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this vulnerability is the function copy_section of the file binutils/objcopy.c. EPSS estimates a 0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this vulnerability is the function copy_section of the file binutils/objcopy.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named 08c3cbe5926e4d355b5cb70bbec2b1eeb40c2944. 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

1.9/10

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:P/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

0.25%

16.7th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	2.45

References

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16117Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33049Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33049#c1Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=08c3cbe5926e4d355b5cb70bbec2b1eeb40c2944Broken Link
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.316243Permissions Required, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.316243Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.614355Third 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=33049#c1Issue Tracking

Timeline

Published: Jul 13, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-7545?

How severe is CVE-2025-7545?

CVE-2025-7545 has a CVSS score of 1.9/10 (LOW severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.25% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-7545?

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Source: NVD / NIST