2.3
Low
CVE-2025-1176 A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43 and classified as critical
Description
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43 and classified as critical. This issue affects the function _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named f9978defb6fab0bd8583942d97c112b0932ac814. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Affected products and versions
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Binutils | 2.43 | No fix stated |
References
- VDB-295079 | GNU Binutils ld elflink.c _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec heap-based overflow vuldb.com
- VDB-295079 | CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) vuldb.com
- Submit #495329 | GNU binutils/ld 2.43 Heap-based Buffer Overflow vuldb.com
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