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CVE-2025-1176

MEDIUM
5.0
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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 may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named f9978defb6fab0bd8583942d97c112b0932ac814. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CWE-119Buffer OverflowCWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available
binutilsDebian
Fixed in:2.45-3CVE-2025-1176
binutilsUbuntu
Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm11USN-7423-2
Fixed in:2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm4USN-7423-2
Fixed in:2.34-6ubuntu1.11USN-7423-1
Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.8USN-7423-1
Fixed in:2.42-4ubuntu2.5USN-7423-1
binutils-multiarchUbuntu
Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm11USN-7423-2
Fixed in:2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm4USN-7423-2
Fixed in:2.34-6ubuntu1.11USN-7423-1
Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.8USN-7423-1
Fixed in:2.42-4ubuntu2.5USN-7423-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploit Intelligence

0.62%probability of exploitation in 30 days
45thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 45% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2
Product1
Other references1

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-04-11.