Vulnerability in Gnu Binutils
CVE-2025-1149
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function xstrdup of the file libiberty/xmalloc.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to initiate…
EPSS: 0.005 (40.8th 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
- Gnu Binutils — versions 2.43
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (technical-description, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
- cna@vuldb.com (exploit, Broken Link)
- cna@vuldb.com (Product, product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-1149?
- CVE-2025-1149 is a low-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 3.1/10. Published 2025-02-10.
- How severe is CVE-2025-1149?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-1149 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.