CVE-2025-15504
LOWLIEF < 0.17.2 - Null Pointer Dereference in ELF Binary Parser
Title source: llmDescription
A security flaw has been discovered in lief-project LIEF up to 0.17.1. Affected by this issue is the function Parser::parse_binary of the file src/ELF/Parser.tcc of the component ELF Binary Parser. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 0.17.2 can resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 81bd5d7ea0c390563f1c4c017c9019d154802978. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
References (9)
Core 9
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
technical-description
https://vuldb.com/?id.340375
Permissions Required, VDB Entry signature
permissions-required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.340375
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Exploit third-party-advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.733329
Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277
Exploit, Patch, Issue Tracking issue-tracking
https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277#issuecomment-3693859001
Release Notes patch
https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/releases/tag/0.17.2
Various Sources product
https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/
Scores
CVSS v3
3.3
EPSS
0.0024
EPSS Percentile
15.0%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
poc
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-404
CWE-476
Status
published
Products (3)
crates.io/lief
0 - 0.17.2crates.io
lief-project/lief
< 0.17.2
pypi/lief
0 - 0.17.2PyPI
Published
Jan 10, 2026
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026