CVE-2025-7546
GNU Binutils Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Description
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
INFO
Published Date :
July 13, 2025, 10:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
July 30, 2025, 3:59 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
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 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the affected mingw-binutils package.
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-2025-7546.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16118 | Broken Link |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050 | Broken Link |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050#c2 | Broken Link |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b | Broken Link |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.316244 | Permissions Required VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.316244 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.614375 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.gnu.org/ | Product |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050 | 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-2025-7546 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-2025-7546
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
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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2025-7546 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]
Jul. 30, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type VulDB: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16118 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type VulDB: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type VulDB: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050#c2 Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type VulDB: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b Types: Broken Link Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.316244 Types: Permissions Required, VDB Entry Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?id.316244 Types: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?submit.614375 Types: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added Reference Type VulDB: https://www.gnu.org/ Types: Product -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Jul. 14, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jul. 13, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b. 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:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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:L/I:L/A:L Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CWE CWE-119 Added CWE CWE-787 Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16118 Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050 Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33050#c2 Added Reference https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.316244 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.316244 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.614375 Added Reference https://www.gnu.org/