CVE-2025-1149

LOW EPSS 40.8%
Published Feb 10, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
2.3 CVSS 4.0
Low
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Published Feb 10, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function xstrdup of the file libiberty/xmalloc.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The code maintainer explains: "I'm not going to commit some of the leak fixes I've been working on to the 2.44 branch due to concern that would destabilise ld. All of the reported leaks in this bugzilla have been fixed on binutils master."

CVSS Details

Base Score
2.3
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity High
Privileges Required None
User Interaction P
Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
40.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

CWE-401
CWE-404

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
gnubinutils2.43any

References 5

  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15887
    Broken Link
  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32576
    ExploitIssue Tracking
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295053
    Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?id.295053
    Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • gnu.org https://www.gnu.org/
    Product

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.