Buffer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2025-5245
Published: August 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU114361
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-5245
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: GNU
Affected software:
Binutils
Binutils
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the debug_type_samep() function in /binutils/debug.c. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2025-5245
Install updates from vendor's website.
Sources
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16004
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32829
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=6c3458a8b7ee7d39f070c7b2350851cb2110c65a
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.310347
- https://vuldb.com/?id.310347
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.584635