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CVE-2025-0840
GNU Binutils Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.43. This affects the function disassemble_bytes of the file binutils/objdump.c. The manipulation of the argument buf leads to stack-based buffer overflow. 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. Upgrading to version 2.44 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is baac6c221e9d69335bf41366a1c7d87d8ab2f893. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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Published Date :

Jan. 29, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 29, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.4

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-0840 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Gnu binutils
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-0840.

URL Resource
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15882
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32560
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=baac6c221e9d69335bf41366a1c7d87d8ab2f893
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.293997
https://vuldb.com/?id.293997
https://vuldb.com/?submit.485255
https://www.gnu.org/

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 29, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.43. This affects the function disassemble_bytes of the file binutils/objdump.c. The manipulation of the argument buf leads to stack-based buffer overflow. 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. Upgrading to version 2.44 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is baac6c221e9d69335bf41366a1c7d87d8ab2f893. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CWE CWE-121
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15882
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32560
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=baac6c221e9d69335bf41366a1c7d87d8ab2f893
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.293997
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.293997
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.485255
    Added Reference https://www.gnu.org/
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-0840 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-0840 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
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