#VU104149 Buffer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2025-1178

Vulnerability identifier: #VU104149

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-2025-1178

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_putl64() function in libbfd.c. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Binutils: 2.7 - 2.43.1

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External links
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15914
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32638
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32638
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=75086e9de1707281172cc77f178e7949a4414ed0
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295081
https://vuldb.com/?id.295081
https://vuldb.com/?submit.495369

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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.