CVE-2025-11413
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Publication date: 2025-10-07

Last updated on: 2026-04-29

Assigner: VulDB

Description
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected is the function elf_link_add_object_symbols of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component Linker. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been made public and could be used. Upgrading to version 2.46 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 72efdf166aa0ed72ecc69fc2349af6591a7a19c0. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
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Published
2025-10-07
Last Modified
2026-04-29
Generated
2026-06-16
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2025-10-08
EPSS Evaluated
2026-06-15
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CVE-2025-11413
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gnu binutils 2.45
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CWE ID Description
CWE-119 The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
CWE-125 The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in GNU Binutils 2.45 within the elf_link_add_object_symbols function of the bfd/elflink.c file in the Linker component. It causes an out-of-bounds read due to improper manipulation. The vulnerability requires local access to exploit and has a public exploit available. Upgrading to version 2.46 fixes the issue.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can lead to an out-of-bounds read, which may cause application crashes or potentially expose sensitive memory contents. Since the attack requires local access, the impact is limited to users or processes with local privileges. The CVSS scores indicate a low to moderate severity with no confidentiality or integrity impact but some impact on availability.

Mitigation Strategies

The immediate step to mitigate this vulnerability is to upgrade GNU Binutils to version 2.46, which addresses the issue in the elf_link_add_object_symbols function. Since the attack requires local access, limiting local user privileges and access can also help reduce risk until the upgrade is applied.

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