#VU103995 Heap-based buffer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2025-1176 

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#VU103995 Heap-based buffer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2025-1176

Published: February 17, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU103995
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: 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-2025-1176
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Software 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_gc_mark_rsec() function in bfd/elflink.c within the ld binary. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger a heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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