Buffer overflow in Gnu Binutils
CVE-2025-1178
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bfd_putl64 of the file libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attac…
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.007 (49.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.
Affected products
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 (Exploit, VDB Entry, third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Broken Link)
- cna@vuldb.com (exploit, Broken Link)
- cna@vuldb.com (patch, Broken Link)
- cna@vuldb.com (Product, product)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-1178?
- CVE-2025-1178 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 5.6/10. Published 2025-02-11.
- How severe is CVE-2025-1178?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.6 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-1178 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.