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CVE-2025-1176

GNU Binutils ld elflink.c _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec heap-based overflow

MEDIUM
5
CVSS Score
Published: February 11, 2025 at 05:31 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorBinutils

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Severity
MEDIUM5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named f9978defb6fab0bd8583942d97c112b0932ac814. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

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Patch and advisory references

References (8)

Exploit
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15913
Issue TrackingExploitPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32636
Patch
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=f9978defb6fab0bd8583942d97c112b0932ac814
SignaturePermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295079
VDB EntryTechnical DescriptionPermissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://vuldb.com/?id.295079
Third Party AdvisoryExploit
Source: [email protected]
https://vuldb.com/?submit.495329
Product
Source: [email protected]
https://www.gnu.org/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250411-0007/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5MEDIUMVulDB
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-119CWE-122

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