CVE-2025-11083

low-risk
Published 2025-09-27

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function elf_swap_shdr in the library bfd/elfcode.h of the component Linker. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 9ca499644a21ceb3f946d1c179c38a83be084490. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. The code maintainer replied with "[f]ixed for 2.46".

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.3/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Gnu

References (10)

Broken Link https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16353
Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33457
Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33457#c1
Patch https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=9ca499644a21ceb3f946d...
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.326124
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.326124
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?submit.661277
Product https://www.gnu.org/
Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33457
Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33457#c1
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal