CVE-2025-1352

low-risk
Published 2025-02-16

A vulnerability has been found in GNU elfutils 0.192 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function __libdw_thread_tail in the library libdw_alloc.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument w 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 2636426a091bd6c6f7f02e49ab20d4cdc6bfc753. 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 (1)

Affected Vendors

Elfutils Project

References (7)

Broken Link https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15923
Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32650
Broken Link https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32650#c2
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295960
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.295960
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?submit.495965
Product https://www.gnu.org/
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low-risk
Severity 16/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal