3.1
LOW
CVE-2025-1150
"GNU Binutils LD Remote Memory Leak Vulnerability"
Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function bfd_malloc of the file libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack can be initiated 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. 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."

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 10, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 10, 2025, 5:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

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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-2025-1150.

URL Resource
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15887
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32576
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295054
https://vuldb.com/?id.295054
https://www.gnu.org/

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Feb. 10, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function bfd_malloc of the file libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. The attack can be initiated 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. 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."
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/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:N/I:N/A:L
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CWE CWE-404
    Added CWE CWE-401
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15887
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32576
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295054
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.295054
    Added Reference https://www.gnu.org/
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