Buffer overflow in Gnu Binutils

CVE-2025-1179

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack may be l…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.005 (40.3th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cna@vuldb.com (Permissions Required, technical-description, VDB Entry, vdb-entry)
  • cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
  • cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
  • cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, Issue Tracking)
  • cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit, Issue Tracking)
  • cna@vuldb.com (issue-tracking, Exploit, patch, Issue Tracking)
  • cna@vuldb.com (Product, product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1179?
CVE-2025-1179 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-2025-1179?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-1179 known to be exploited?
3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.