Buffer overflow in Gnu Binutils

CVE-2025-1147

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function __sanitizer::internal_strlen of the file binutils/nm.c of the component nm. The manipulation of the argument…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (45.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.1 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1147?
CVE-2025-1147 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2025-02-10.
How severe is CVE-2025-1147?
Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-1147 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.