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CVE-2025-0840

5.0 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.43.

Published Jan 29, 2025CWE-119EPSS 0.75%

Overview

CVE-2025-0840 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 29, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

Technical description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.43. This affects the function disassemble_bytes of the file binutils/objdump.c. The manipulation of the argument buf leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.44 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is baac6c221e9d69335bf41366a1c7d87d8ab2f893. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Remediation

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

References

Refsourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15882Refsourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32560Refsourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=baac6c221e9d69335bf41366a1c7d87d8ab2f893Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.293997Refvuldb.com/?id.293997Refvuldb.com/?submit.485255Refwww.gnu.org/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-0840?

CVE-2025-0840 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on January 29, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-0840?

This vulnerability has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0, rated MEDIUM. It can be exploited remotely over the network. No authentication or special privileges are required for exploitation.

How do I fix or remediate CVE-2025-0840?

Check the references section for vendor advisories, patches, and mitigation guidance. If immediate patching is not possible, review the CVSS vector to understand the attack surface and apply compensating controls such as network segmentation or access restrictions.

How can CyberStrike help with CVE-2025-0840?

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