BaseFortify

Publication date: 2025-10-16

Last updated on: 2026-04-29

Assigner: VulDB

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.45. Impacted is the function tg_tag_type of the file prdbg.c. Performing a manipulation results in unchecked return value. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks.

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Meta Information

Published

2025-10-16

Last Modified

2026-04-29

Generated

2026-07-06

AI Q&A

2025-10-16

EPSS Evaluated

2026-07-05

NVD

CVE-2025-11839

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
gnu	binutils	2.45

Helpful Resources

Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-253	The product incorrectly checks a return value from a function, which prevents it from detecting errors or exceptional conditions.
CWE-252	The product does not check the return value from a method or function, which can prevent it from detecting unexpected states and conditions.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a security flaw in GNU Binutils 2.45, specifically in the function tg_tag_type within the file prdbg.c. It involves an unchecked return value when performing certain manipulations. The vulnerability requires local access to exploit and the exploit code has been publicly released.

Impact Analysis

The vulnerability can impact you by allowing an attacker with local access to cause a denial of service or other availability-related issues, as indicated by the CVSS scores showing an impact on availability but no impact on confidentiality or integrity.

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