A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been classified as problematic. This affects the function xstrdup of the file libiberty/xmalloc.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory leak. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The code maintainer explains: "I'm not going to commit some of the leak fixes I've been working on to the 2.44 branch due to concern that would destabilise ld. All of the reported leaks in this bugzilla have been fixed on binutils master."
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15887 | Broken Link |
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32576 | Exploit Issue Tracking |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295053 | Permissions Required VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.295053 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.gnu.org/ | Product |
Configurations
History
04 Mar 2025, 14:53
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.43:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| First Time |
Gnu binutils
Gnu |
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| References | () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32576 - Exploit, Issue Tracking | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/?id.295053 - Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295053 - Permissions Required, VDB Entry | |
| References | () https://www.gnu.org/ - Product | |
| References | () https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15887 - Broken Link |
10 Feb 2025, 15:15
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
|---|---|---|
| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2025-02-10 15:15
Updated : 2025-03-04 14:53
NVD link : CVE-2025-1149
Mitre link : CVE-2025-1149
JSON object : View
Products Affected
gnu
- binutils