#VU104150 Buffer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2025-1180

Vulnerability identifier: #VU104150

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-2025-1180

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_write_section_eh_frame() function in bfd/elf-eh-frame.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=15917
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32642
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32642
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295083
https://vuldb.com/?id.295083
https://vuldb.com/?submit.495381
https://vuldb.com/?submit.495381

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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.