#VU103993 Buffer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2025-1181

Vulnerability identifier: #VU103993

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1181

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec() function in bfd/elflink.c within the ld binary. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the binary, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Binutils: before 2.44

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External links
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15918
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32643
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32643
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=931494c9a89558acb36a03a340c01726545eef24
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295084
https://vuldb.com/?id.295084
https://vuldb.com/?submit.495402
https://vuldb.com/?submit.495402

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.