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CVE-2025-0840

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.43. This affects the function di

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.43. This affects the function disassemble_bytes of the file binutils/objdump.c. The manipulation of the argument buf leads to stack-based buffer overflow.

It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult.

The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.44 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is baac6c221e9d69335bf41366a1c7d87d8ab2f893.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.00101
Schedule remediation
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-121Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
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Affected Products & Versions

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gnu binutils< 2.44
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Public Exploits & PoCs

2
pocsourceware.org · show_bug.cgi?id=32560sourceware.org
pocvuldb.com · ?submit.485255vuldb.com
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Scoring & Timeline

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MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · cna@vuldb.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD29 Jan 2025 · 08:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Vendor Advisories

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msrcCVE-2025-0840
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2025:20150-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:21195-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2025:21197-1
usnUSN-7899-1
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References & Sources

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Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15882Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.gitPatch
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.293997Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.293997Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.gnu.org/Product
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