#VU106002 NULL pointer dereference in elfutils - CVE-2025-1371
Published: March 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106002
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1371
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
elfutils
elfutils
Software vendor:
Sourceware
Sourceware
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the handle_dynamic_symtab() function in readelf.c. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.