CVE-2025-3198
GNU Binutils objdump Memory Leak Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads to memory leak. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
INFO
Published Date :
April 4, 2025, 2:15 a.m.
Last Modified :
May 15, 2025, 7:46 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected binutils packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2025-3198 has a 1 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-2025-3198.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716 | Broken Link |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716#c0 | Issue Tracking |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d | Broken Link |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.303151 | Permissions Required VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.303151 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.545773 | Exploit VDB Entry Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.gnu.org/ | Product |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716 | Broken Link |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-3198 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-2025-3198
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).
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The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2025-3198 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-3198 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]
May. 15, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Added CWE CWE-401 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.44:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type VulDB: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type VulDB: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716#c0 Types: Issue Tracking Added Reference Type VulDB: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.303151 Types: Permissions Required, VDB Entry Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?id.303151 Types: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?submit.545773 Types: Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added Reference Type VulDB: https://www.gnu.org/ Types: Product -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Apr. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Apr. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function display_info of the file binutils/bucomm.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads to memory leak. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/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:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P) Added CWE CWE-404 Added CWE CWE-401 Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716 Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32716#c0 Added Reference https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=ba6ad3a18cb26b79e0e3b84c39f707535bbc344d Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.303151 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.303151 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.545773 Added Reference https://www.gnu.org/