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CVE-2025-1181

5.0 · MEDIUM

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

Published Feb 11, 2025CWE-119EPSS 0.72%

Overview

CVE-2025-1181 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 classified as critical was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. This vulnerability affects the function _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 931494c9a89558acb36a03a340c01726545eef24. 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=15918Refsourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32643Refsourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=931494c9a89558acb36a03a340c01726545eef24Refvuldb.com/?ctiid.295084Refvuldb.com/?id.295084Refvuldb.com/?submit.495402Refwww.gnu.org/Refsecurity.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250425-0007/Refsourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32643Refvuldb.com/?submit.495402

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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-1181?

CVE-2025-1181 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-2025-1181?

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-2025-1181?

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-2025-1181?

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