7.5
HIGH
CVE-2025-1179
GNU Binutils BFD Remote Memory Corruption
Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack may be launched 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. Upgrading to version 2.44 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The code maintainer explains, that "[t]his bug has been fixed at some point between the 2.43 and 2.44 releases".

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 11, 2025, 7:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

March 3, 2025, 4:52 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.6
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-1179 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
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-2025-1179.

URL Resource
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15915 Exploit Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640#c1 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295082 Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.295082 Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.495376 Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.gnu.org/ Product

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-1179 vulnerability over time.

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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 03, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15915 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640#c1 Types: Exploit, Issue Tracking
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295082 Types: Permissions Required, VDB Entry
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?id.295082 Types: Permissions Required, VDB Entry
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?submit.495376 Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Added Reference Type VulDB: https://www.gnu.org/ Types: Product
  • 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 rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack may be launched 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. Upgrading to version 2.44 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The code maintainer explains, that "[t]his bug has been fixed at some point between the 2.43 and 2.44 releases".
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/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 Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15915
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640#c1
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295082
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.295082
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.495376
    Added Reference https://www.gnu.org/
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