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Vulnerability · Published May 27, 2025 · Assigned by VulDB

CVE-2025-5245GNU Binutils objdump debug.c debug_type_samep memory corruption

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity memory corruption 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 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU Binutils up to 2.44. This affects the function debug_type_samep of the file /binutils/debug.c of the component objdump. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Alpine:v3.22binutils2.44-r3ALPINE-CVE-2025-5245
Debian:12binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-5245
Debian:13binutilsno fix listedDEBIAN-CVE-2025-5245
Debian:14binutils2.45-3DEBIAN-CVE-2025-5245
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSbinutils2.38-4ubuntu2.10USN-7847-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSbinutils2.38-4ubuntu2.11USN-7899-1
Ubuntu:22.04:LTSbinutils2.38-4ubuntu2.10UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5245
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSbinutils2.42-4ubuntu2.7USN-7899-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSbinutils2.42-4ubuntu2.6USN-7847-1
Ubuntu:24.04:LTSbinutils2.42-4ubuntu2.6UBUNTU-CVE-2025-5245
Ubuntu:25.10binutils2.45-7ubuntu1.1USN-7899-1

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
GNU Binutils 2.02.12.22.32.42.52.62.7

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

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