CVE-2025-11494

Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Impacted is the function _bfd_x86_elf_late_size_sections of the file bfd/elfxx-x86.c of the component Linker. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is identified as b6ac5a8a5b82f0ae6a4642c8d7149b325f4cc60a. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

CVSS v3.1 Score

3.3

LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-119 Buffer Overflow

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
gnu	binutils	All

References

Advisories & Patches

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=b6ac5a8a5b82f0ae6a4642c8d7149b325f4cc60a

Exploits

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33499 https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33499#c2

Other References

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16389 https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.327619 https://vuldb.com/?id.327619 https://vuldb.com/?submit.668281 https://www.gnu.org/ https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-11494? +

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Impacted is the function _bfd_x86_elf_late_size_sections of the file bfd/elfxx-x86.c of the component Linker. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been made public and could be used. The patch is identified as b6ac5a8a5b82f0ae6a4642c8d7149b325f4cc60a. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 3.3 (LOW).

How severe is CVE-2025-11494? +

CVE-2025-11494 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 3.3 out of 10, rated LOW. This is a low-severity vulnerability with limited impact.

What products are affected by CVE-2025-11494? +

CVE-2025-11494 affects products from gnu, specifically: binutils. Check the affected products table above for specific version ranges.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-11494? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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