CVE-2025-15504

low-risk
Published 2026-01-10

A security flaw has been discovered in lief-project LIEF up to 0.17.1. Affected by this issue is the function Parser::parse_binary of the file src/ELF/Parser.tcc of the component ELF Binary Parser. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 0.17.2 can resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 81bd5d7ea0c390563f1c4c017c9019d154802978. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Do I need to act?

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0.01% 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 3.3/10 Low
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Lief

Affected Vendors

Lief-Project

References (12)

https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/
Patch https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/commit/81bd5d7ea0c390563f1c4c017c9019d15480...
Exploit https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277
Exploit https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277#issuecomment-3693859001
Release Notes https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/releases/tag/0.17.2
Product https://github.com/oneafter/1210/blob/main/segv1
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.340375
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.340375
Exploit https://vuldb.com/?submit.733329
Exploit https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277
Exploit https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277#issuecomment-3693859001
Exploit https://vuldb.com/?submit.733329
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low-risk
Severity 13/34 · Low
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal