CVE - CVE-2025-1179

CVE-ID
CVE-2025-1179	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack may be launched 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. Upgrading to version 2.44 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The code maintainer explains, that "[t]his bug has been fixed at some point between the 2.43 and 2.44 releases".
References
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MISC:Submit #495376 \| GNU ld 2.43 Illegal write access with -w option URL:https://vuldb.com/?submit.495376 MISC:VDB-295082 \| CTI Indicators (IOB, IOC, IOA) URL:https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295082 MISC:VDB-295082 \| GNU Binutils ld libbfd.c bfd_putl64 memory corruption URL:https://vuldb.com/?id.295082 MISC:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15915 URL:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15915 MISC:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640 URL:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640 MISC:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640#c1 URL:https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640#c1 MISC:https://www.gnu.org/ URL:https://www.gnu.org/
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Date Record Created
20250210	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
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Assigned (20250210)
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