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 Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- There is no known solution at this time.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-1179 has a 2 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.
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 |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-1179 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-2025-1179
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
None
Dockerfile Python HTML
Unifi Controller (DB included)
Dockerfile Shell
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-1179 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
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.
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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/