CVE-2025-1179
highpriority · track · 30EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.44 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The code maintainer explains, that "[t]his bug has been fixed at some point between the 2.43 and 2.44 releases".
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 0.6–7.5
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affected products (8)
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advisories (3)
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- WID-SEC-W-2025-0304binutils: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2025-02-10csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in binutils ausnutzen, um einen Denial of Service-Zustand zu erzeugen oder nicht spezifizierte Auswirkungen zu verursachen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-1730Xerox FreeFlow Print Server: Mehrere Schwachstellen ermöglichen nicht spezifizierten AngriffDeutsch2026-05-28csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Xerox FreeFlow Print Server ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.
- WID-SEC-W-2026-2189Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, und um Dateien zu manipulieren.
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references (23)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-1179cnnvd
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15915cnnvd
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640#c1cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/GNU-Binutils-two-vulnerabilities-dated-14-11-2025-48778cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295082cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?id.295082cnnvd
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.495376cnnvd
- https://www.gnu.org/cnnvd
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