CVE-2025-7546

low-risk
Published 2025-07-13

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% 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=16118
Broken Link https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050
Broken Link https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050#c2
Broken Link https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=41461010eb7c79fee7a9d...
Permissions Required https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.316244
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?id.316244
Third Party Advisory https://vuldb.com/?submit.614375
Product https://www.gnu.org/
Broken Link https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal