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CVE-2025-1176

5.0 · MEDIUM

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43 and classified as critical.

Published Feb 11, 2025CWE-119EPSS 0.68%

Overview

CVE-2025-1176 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 11, 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 was found in GNU Binutils 2.43 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named f9978defb6fab0bd8583942d97c112b0932ac814. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

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=15913Refsourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32636Refsourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=f9978defb6fab0bd8583942d97c112b0932ac814Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.295079Refvuldb.com/?id.295079Refvuldb.com/?submit.495329Refwww.gnu.org/Refsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250411-0007/

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1176?

CVE-2025-1176 is a medium-severity vulnerability. It was published on February 11, 2025 and has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.0 (MEDIUM).

How severe is CVE-2025-1176?

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-2025-1176?

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-2025-1176?

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