Buffer overflow in GNU Binutils
CVE-2025-11413
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected is the function elf_link_add_object_symbols of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component Linker. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been made public and could be used. Upgrading to version 2.46 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 72efdf166aa0ed72ecc69fc2349af6591a7a19c0. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (11.4th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 11.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- GNU Binutils — versions 2.45, 2.46
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- VDB-327349 | GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c elf_link_add_object_symbols out-of-bounds (technical-description, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, vdb-entry)
- VDB-327349 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- Submit #665587 | GNU Binutils 2.45 Out-of-Bounds Read (Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, third-party-advisory)
- Submit #665590 | GNU Binutils 2.45 Heap-based Buffer Overflow (Duplicate) (third-party-advisory)
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi (exploit, Broken Link)
- sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi (Patch, patch)
- www.gnu.org/ (Product, product)
- 0b142b55-0307-4c5a-b3c9-f314f3fb7c5e
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-11413?
- CVE-2025-11413 is a low-severity vulnerability in GNU Binutils, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-10-07.
- How severe is CVE-2025-11413?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.