CVE-2025-7545

low-risk
Published 2025-07-13

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this vulnerability is the function copy_section of the file binutils/objcopy.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named 08c3cbe5926e4d355b5cb70bbec2b1eeb40c2944. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Do I need to act?

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0.03% 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 (9)

Broken Link https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16117
Issue Tracking https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33049
Issue Tracking https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33049#c1
Broken Link https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=08c3cbe5926e4d355b5cb...
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.316243
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.316243
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?submit.614355
Product https://www.gnu.org/
Issue Tracking https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33049#c1
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal