Low severity · published Feb 10, 2025
CVE-2025-1149
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43
3.1
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function xstrdup of the file libiberty/xmalloc.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The code maintainer explains: "I'm not going to commit some of the leak fixes I've been working on to the 2.44 branch due to concern that would destabilise ld. All of the reported leaks in this bugzilla have been fixed on binutils master."
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
BI
Binutils · Gnu
2.43 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1149
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1149
Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15887
Exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32576
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295053
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.295053
Product
https://www.gnu.org/
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