CVE-2025-1372 MEDIUM

CVE-2025-1372: GNU elfutils eu-readelf readelf.c print_string_section buffer overflow

Vendor Gnu
Product elfutils
Weakness CWE-120
Published February 17, 2025
Last update February 18, 2025
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CVSS base score

4.8/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dump_data_section/print_string_section of the file readelf.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument z/x leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 73db9d2021cab9e23fd734b0a76a612d52a6f1db. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 17, 2025 CVE published
February 18, 2025 Record updated