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Vulnerability · Published Sep 27, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-11081GNU Binutils objdump.c dump_dwarf_section out-of-bounds

Low 3.3

In plain English

A low-severity out-of-bounds read in Binutils from GNU. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.3Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.45. This issue affects the function dump_dwarf_section of the file binutils/objdump.c. Performing manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named f87a66db645caf8cc0e6fc87b0c28c78a38af59b. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-11081
Debian:13binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-11081
Debian:14binutils2.46-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-11081
Ubuntu:25.10binutils2.45-7ubuntu1.2UBUNTU-CVE-2025-11081

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
GNU Binutils 2.45

Weakness: CWE-125, CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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