PT-2025-6050
CVE-2025-1178
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Published
2025-02-05
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Updated
2026-08-25
Description by
CVSS 4.0
6.3
MediumMetricsAV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
GNU Binutils version 2.43
Description
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils, affecting the function
bfd putl64 of the file libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be launched remotely, but the complexity of an attack is rather high and the exploitation appears to be difficult.Recommendations
To fix this issue, it is recommended to apply a patch, specifically the one with the identifier
75086e9de1707281172cc77f178e7949a4414ed0.
As a temporary workaround, consider disabling the bfd putl64 function until a patch is available.
Restrict access to the libbfd.c component to minimize the risk of exploitation.Exploitability
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