CVE-2025-11840

LOW 3.3

GNU Binutils ldmisc.c vfinfo out-of-bounds

CVSS Score

3.3

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function vfinfo of the file ldmisc.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This patch is called 16357. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

CWE	CWE-125 CWE-119
Vendor	gnu
Product	binutils
Published	Oct 16, 2025
Last Updated	Feb 24, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Scope

Confidentiality

Integrity

Availability

Affected Versions

GNU / Binutils

2.45

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?id.328775 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.328775 vuldb.com: https://vuldb.com/?submit.661281 sourceware.org: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33455 sourceware.org: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16351 sourceware.org: https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16357 gnu.org: https://www.gnu.org/

Credits

🔍 JJLeo (VulDB User)