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CVE-2025-11083

GNU Binutils Linker elfcode.h elf_swap_shdr heap-based overflow

Published: 9/27/2025 Last updated: 9/29/2025 Reserved: 9/26/2025

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".

CNA assigner: VulDB (1af790b2-7ee1-4545-860a-a788eba489b5) Requested by: n/a

Metrics

Version Score Severity Vector String
4.0 1.9 Low CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
3.1 4.8 Medium 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
3.0 4.8 Medium CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
2.0 3.4 Low CVSS:2.0/AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

Opam packages affected (3)

bap-std clangml conf-binutils

Products affected (2)

Product Vendor Version
Binutils GNU 9.3(4)SR3 3rd Party
Binutils GNU < 15.1

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