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CVE-2025-1178

GNU Binutils ld libbfd.c bfd_putl64 memory corruption

MEDIUM
5.6
CVSS Score
Published: February 11, 2025 at 06:31 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 08:38 AM UTC
3 products affected across 2 vendorsActive IQ Unified ManagerBinutilsONTAP Select Deploy administration utility

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Severity
MEDIUM5.6
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
PoC

Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bfd_putl64 of the file libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 75086e9de1707281172cc77f178e7949a4414ed0. 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)

ExploitBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15914
Issue TrackingBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32638
PatchBroken Link
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=75086e9de1707281172cc77f178e7949a4414ed0
SignaturePermissions RequiredVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295081
VDB EntryTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://vuldb.com/?id.295081
Third Party AdvisoryExploitVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://vuldb.com/?submit.495369
Product
Source: [email protected]
https://www.gnu.org/
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250411-0008/

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

5.6MEDIUMVulDB
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-119

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