CVE-2025-1179

LOW EPSS 40.4%
Published Feb 11, 20251y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
2.3 CVSS 4.0
Low
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Published Feb 11, 2025 1y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago

Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.44 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The code maintainer explains, that "[t]his bug has been fixed at some point between the 2.43 and 2.44 releases".

CVSS Details

Base Score
2.3
Exploitability
—
Impact
—
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/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
40.4% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
gnubinutils2.43any

References 7

  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15915
    ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640
    ExploitIssue Tracking
  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640#c1
    ExploitIssue Tracking
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295082
    Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?id.295082
    Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
  • vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?submit.495376
    ExploitThird 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.