CVE-2025-1176CWE-119CWE-122

GNU Binutils ld elflink.c _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec heap-based overflow

Low · published February 11, 2025

CVSS v4.0
2.3
EPSS
1%
Percentile
51.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
2.3 · LOW
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00678 · 51.8th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer; CWE-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Published
2025-02-11T05:31Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 FEB 05:31Z
    GNU Binutils ld elflink.c _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec heap-based overflow
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