CVE-2025-1178
GNU Binutils Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 11, 2025, 7:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
May 21, 2025, 8:35 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
3.4
Exploitability Score :
2.2
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-1178
vulnerability.
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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-2025-1178.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15914 | Broken Link |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32638 | Broken Link |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=75086e9de1707281172cc77f178e7949a4414ed0 | Broken Link |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295081 | Permissions Required VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.295081 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.495369 | Exploit VDB Entry |
| https://www.gnu.org/ | Product |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250411-0008/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32638 | Broken Link |
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Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
May. 21, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:netapp:active_iq_unified_manager:-:*:*:*:*:vmware_vsphere:*:* Added Reference Type CVE: https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250411-0008/ Types: Third Party Advisory Added Reference Type VulDB: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15914 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32638 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type VulDB: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32638 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type VulDB: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=75086e9de1707281172cc77f178e7949a4414ed0 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295081 Types: Permissions Required, VDB Entry Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?id.295081 Types: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?submit.495369 Types: Exploit, VDB Entry Added Reference Type VulDB: https://www.gnu.org/ Types: Product -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Apr. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250411-0008/ -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Feb. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32638 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 11, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added 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. 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:N/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 Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15914 Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32638 Added Reference https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=75086e9de1707281172cc77f178e7949a4414ed0 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295081 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.295081 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.495369 Added Reference https://www.gnu.org/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-1178 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
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stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-1178
weaknesses.