CVE-2025-11840
GNU Binutils ldmisc.c vfinfo out-of-bounds
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.8 Medium
- Published
- Oct 16, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 16, 2025
Description
A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function vfinfo of the file ldmisc.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This patch is called 16357. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 4.8 Medium | 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:P | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 3.3 Low | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 3.3 Low | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 1.7 Low | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C | VulDB |
Weaknesses
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
BinutilsGNU |
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References
- VDB-328775 | GNU Binutils ldmisc.c vfinfo out-of-boundsvdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-328775 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #661281 | GNU Binutils 2.45 Out-of-Bounds Readthird-party-advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33455issue-tracking
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16351exploit
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16357patch
- https://www.gnu.org/product
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
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