CVE-2025-11840

LOW EPSS 16.3%

Published Oct 16, 20258mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago

1.9 CVSS 4.0

Low

Published Oct 16, 2025 8mo ago

Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

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.

CVSS Details

Base Score

1.9

Exploitability

—

Impact

—

Vector string

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/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 Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

User Interaction None

Scope X

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability

16.3% percentile

Exploit & Patch Status

Public Exploit Known

No Patch Available

Weaknesses 2

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

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read Memory Safety

Affected Products 1

Vendor	Product	Version	Range
gnu	binutils	2.45	any

References 8

cert-portal.siemens.com https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16351

Exploit
sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16357

Not Applicable
sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33455

ExploitIssue Tracking
vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.328775

Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?id.328775

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vuldb.com https://vuldb.com/?submit.661281

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.