CVE-2025-11083

MEDIUM 5.3

GNU Binutils Linker elfcode.h elf_swap_shdr heap-based overflow

CVSS Score

5.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function elf_swap_shdr in the library bfd/elfcode.h of the component Linker. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 9ca499644a21ceb3f946d1c179c38a83be084490. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. The code maintainer replied with "[f]ixed for 2.46".

CWE	CWE-122 CWE-119
Vendor	gnu
Product	binutils
Published	Sep 27, 2025
Last Updated	May 12, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

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Affected Versions

GNU / Binutils

2.45

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?id.326124 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.326124 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?submit.661277 sourceware.org: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33457 sourceware.org: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33457#c1 sourceware.org: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16353 sourceware.org: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=9ca499644a21ceb3f946d1c179c38a83be084490 gnu.org: https://www.gnu.org/ cert-portal.siemens.com: https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html

Credits

🔍 JJLeo (VulDB User)