CVE-2025-7545
Published: July 15, 2025Last modified: July 23, 2025
Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this vulnerability is the function copy_section of the file binutils/objcopy.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named 08c3cbe5926e4d355b5cb70bbec2b1eeb40c2944. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Severity score breakdown
| Parameter | Value |
|---|---|
| Base score | 7.8 |
| Attack Vector | LOCAL |
| Attack complexity | LOW |
| Privileges required | LOW |
| User interaction | NONE |
| Scope | UNCHANGED |
| Confidentiality | HIGH |
| Integrity impact | HIGH |
| Availability impact | HIGH |
| Vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Status
| Product | Release | Package | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alpaquita Linux | 23 LTS | binutils | Unknown (2.39-r2) |
| Stream | binutils | Unknown (2.40-r4) | |
| Hardened Containers | 23 LTS | binutils | Unknown (2.39-r2) |
| Stream | binutils | Unknown (2.40-r4) |
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16117
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33049
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33049#c1
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=08c3cbe5926e4d355b5cb70bbec2b1eeb40c2944
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.316243
- https://vuldb.com/?id.316243
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.614355
- https://www.gnu.org/