Is CVE-2025-7545 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2025-7545 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2025-7545?

CVE-2025-7545 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.3 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2025-7545?

CVE-2025-7545 has an EPSS score of 0.25% (17th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-7545?

Upgrade binutils on debian unstable to 2.45-3 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2025-7545

MEDIUM

5.3

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this vulnerability is the function copy_section of the file binutils/objcopy.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named 08c3cbe5926e4d355b5cb70bbec2b1eeb40c2944. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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

How to fix

Remediation Available

binutilsDebian

Fixed in:2.45-3CVE-2025-7545

binutilsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm12USN-7718-1

Fixed in:2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.11USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.10USN-7847-1

Fixed in:2.42-4ubuntu2.6USN-7847-1

Fixed in:2.42-4ubuntu2.7USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.45-7ubuntu1.1USN-7899-1

binutils-multiarchUbuntu

Fixed in:2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm7USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm13USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm12USN-7718-1

Fixed in:2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm5USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.34-6ubuntu1.11+esm1USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.11USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.38-4ubuntu2.10USN-7847-1

Fixed in:2.42-4ubuntu2.7USN-7899-1

Fixed in:2.42-4ubuntu2.6USN-7847-1

Fixed in:2.45-7ubuntu1.1USN-7899-1

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 VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityLow

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.25%probability of exploitation in 30 days

17thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 17% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory2

Issue Tracking2

VDB Entry1

vuldb.com

Product1

gnu.org

Other references4

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-119 (Buffer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2023-4966	Critical	9.4	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-11882	High	7.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2020-0796	Critical	10.0	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2008-4250	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV	-
CVE-2017-15944	Critical	9.8	98%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-0014	High	10.0	97%	-	-

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