Buffer overflow in Gnu Binutils
CVE-2025-1176
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack ma…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.006 (45.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
- Gnu Binutils — versions 2.43
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking)
- cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, exploit)
- cna@vuldb.com (Patch, patch)
- cna@vuldb.com (Product, product)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-1176?
- CVE-2025-1176 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2025-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2025-1176?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-1176 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.