CVE-2025-1178
GNU Binutils ld libbfd.c bfd_putl64 memory corruption
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.3 Medium
- Published
- Feb 11, 2025
- Updated
- Apr 11, 2025
- Reserved
- Feb 10, 2025
Description
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bfd_putl64 of the file libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 75086e9de1707281172cc77f178e7949a4414ed0. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.3 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 5.6 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 5.6 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 5.1 Medium | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P | VulDB |
Weaknesses
- CWE-119 Memory Corruption
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
BinutilsGNU |
|
References
- VDB-295081 | GNU Binutils ld libbfd.c bfd_putl64 memory corruptionvdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-295081 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #495369 | GNU ld 2.43 Illegal write accessthird-party-advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32638issue-tracking
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15914exploit
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=75086e9de1707281172cc77f178e7949a4414ed0patch
- https://www.gnu.org/product
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250411-0008/
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