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CVE-2025-11840 MEDIUM

Published: 2025-10-16 | Last Modified: 2026-10-09 | Status: Modified

Description

A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function vfinfo of the file ldmisc.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This patch is called 16357. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

Additional Descriptions (1)

Se ha identificado una debilidad en GNU Binutils 2.45. El elemento afectado es la función vfinfo del archivo ldmisc.c. La ejecución de una manipulación puede conducir a una lectura fuera de límites. El ataque solo puede ejecutarse localmente. El exploit se ha puesto a disposición del público y podría usarse para ataques. Este parche se llama 16357. Es una buena práctica aplicar un parche para resolver este problema.

CVSS Metrics

Base Score: 5.5 (MEDIUM)

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

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactHIGH

Source: [email protected]

Type: Primary

Exploitability Score: 1.8

Impact Score: 3.6

Base Score: 1.7 (LOW)

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access VectorLOCAL
Access ComplexityLOW
AuthenticationSINGLE
Confidentiality ImpactNONE
Integrity ImpactNONE
Availability ImpactPARTIAL

Source: [email protected]

Type: Secondary

Exploitability Score: 3.1

Impact Score: 2.9

Base Score: 1.9 (LOW)

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack VectorLOCAL
Attack ComplexityLOW
Attack RequirementsNONE
Privileges RequiredLOW
User InteractionNONE
Vulnerability ConfidentialityNONE
Vulnerability IntegrityNONE
Vulnerability AvailabilityLOW
Subsequent ConfidentialityNONE
Subsequent IntegrityNONE
Subsequent AvailabilityNONE

Source: [email protected]

Type: Secondary

Weaknesses

Source Type Description
[email protected] Secondary
en CWE-119
en CWE-125
[email protected] Primary
en CWE-125

Affected Products

Vendor Product Version Update Type
gnu binutils 2.45 <built-in method update of dict object at 0x7fd36b25d5c0> Application

Affected Configurations

Operator: OR

Vulnerable CPE
Yes cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References