CVE-2025-5245
GNU Binutils objdump debug.c debug_type_samep memory corruption
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 4.8 Medium
- Published
- May 27, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 15, 2026
- Reserved
- May 27, 2025
Description
A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. This affects the function debug_type_samep of the file /binutils/debug.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix 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:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulDB |
| 3.1 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | VulDB |
| 3.0 | 5.3 Medium | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L | VulDB |
| 2.0 | 4.3 Medium | AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P | VulDB |
Weaknesses
- CWE-119 Memory Corruption
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
BinutilsGNU |
|
References
- VDB-310347 | GNU Binutils objdump debug.c debug_type_samep memory corruptionvdb-entrytechnical-description
- VDB-310347 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA)signaturepermissions-required
- Submit #584635 | GNU Binutils objdump 2.44 Memory Corruptionthird-party-advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32829issue-tracking
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16004exploit
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=6c3458a8b7ee7d39f070c7b2350851cb2110c65apatch
- https://www.gnu.org/broken-linkproduct
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
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