CVE-2025-1181

low-risk
Published 2025-02-11

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. This vulnerability affects the function _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 931494c9a89558acb36a03a340c01726545eef24. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Do I need to act?

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0.12% 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 (4)

Affected Vendors

Gnu Netapp

References (10)

Broken Link https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15918
Broken Link https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32643
Broken Link https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=931494c9a89558acb36a0...
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295084
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.295084
Exploit https://vuldb.com/?submit.495402
Product https://www.gnu.org/
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250425-0007/
Broken Link https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32643
Exploit https://vuldb.com/?submit.495402
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low-risk
Severity 16/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low