Buffer overflow in elfutils - CVE-2025-1372
Published: March 25, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU106003
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-1372
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Sourceware
Affected software:
elfutils
elfutils
Detailed vulnerability 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 dump_data_section() and print_string_section() functions in readelf.c. A remote attacker can trick the victim into passing specially crafted file 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.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-1372
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.