CVE-2025-1179

low-risk
Published 2025-02-11

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack may be launched 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. Upgrading to version 2.44 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The code maintainer explains, that "[t]his bug has been fixed at some point between the 2.43 and 2.44 releases".

Do I need to act?

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0.10% 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
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CVSS 5.0/10 Medium
NETWORK / HIGH complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Gnu

References (7)

Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15915
Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640
Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640#c1
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295082
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?id.295082
Exploit https://vuldb.com/?submit.495376
Product https://www.gnu.org/
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low-risk
Severity 16/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal