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Vulnerability · Published Feb 11, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-1179GNU Binutils ld libbfd.c bfd_putl64 memory corruption

Medium 5.0

In plain English

A medium-severity memory corruption in Binutils from GNU. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 47% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 52.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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".

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian:12binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-1179
Debian:13binutils2.44-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1179
Debian:14binutils2.44-1DEBIAN-CVE-2025-1179
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSbinutils2.38-4ubuntu2.8UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1179
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSbinutils2.42-4ubuntu2.5UBUNTU-CVE-2025-1179

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
GNU Binutils 2.43

Weakness: CWE-119 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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