CVE-2025-11083

MEDIUM

GNU Binutils <2.45 - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm

Description

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".

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0002
EPSS Percentile 6.1%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Classification

CWE
CWE-119 CWE-122
Status published

Affected Products (1)

gnu/binutils

Timeline

Published Sep 27, 2025
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026