CVE-2025-1372CWE-119CWE-120

GNU elfutils eu-readelf readelf.c print_string_section buffer overflow

Medium · published February 17, 2025

CVSS v4.0
4.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
27.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

A vulnerability was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dump_data_section/print_string_section of the file readelf.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument z/x leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 73db9d2021cab9e23fd734b0a76a612d52a6f1db. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
4.8 · MEDIUM
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00349 · 27.3th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-119 · Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer; CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
Published
2025-02-17T03:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 17 FEB 03:00Z
    GNU elfutils eu-readelf readelf.c print_string_section buffer overflow
    cvelistv5