CVE-2025-11840

A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function vfinfo of the file ldmisc.c. Executing manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be exploited. This patch is called 16357. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.

CVSS v3 3.3 LOW
CVSS v2.0 1.7 LOW

3.3^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

1.7^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 3.1 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16351	Exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16357	Not Applicable
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33455	Exploit Issue Tracking
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.328775	Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.328775	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.661281	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.gnu.org/	Product

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-10-16 16:15

Updated : 2025-10-23 19:41

NVD link : CVE-2025-11840

Mitre link : CVE-2025-11840

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-11840

JSON object : View

Products Affected

gnu

binutils

CWE

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

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