CVE-2025-1178 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-1178: GNU Binutils ld libbfd.c bfd_putl64 memory corruption

Vendor Gnu
Product Binutils
Weakness CWE-119
Published February 11, 2025
Last update April 11, 2025

CVSS base score

6.3/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity High
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bfd_putl64 of the file libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 75086e9de1707281172cc77f178e7949a4414ed0. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 11, 2025 CVE published
April 11, 2025 Record updated