Medium severity · published Oct 7, 2025
CVE-2025-11412
GNU Binutils Linker elflink.c bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry out-of-bounds
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. This impacts the function bfd_elf_gc_record_vtentry of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component Linker. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds read. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 047435dd988a3975d40c6626a8f739a0b2e154bc. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 11% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BI
Binutils · GNU
2.45 · source: vendor, NVD
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.5; V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.5; V3.1.5 · source: CISA
SS
SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP · Siemens
V3.1.5 · source: CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11412
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11412
Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16378
Exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33452
Exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33452#c8
Patch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=047435dd988a3975d40c6626a8f739a0b2e154bc
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.327348
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.327348
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