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CVE-2025-1181 GNU Binutils

Affected softwareGNU Binutils
Severity2.3 Low CVSS 4.0 3 scores
WeaknessBuffer errors (CWE-119)
Published11 Feb 2025
Updated17 Jun 2026

Description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. This vulnerability affects the function _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 931494c9a89558acb36a03a340c01726545eef24. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Exploitation status

Proof of concept only

A proof of concept exists, but no reviewed exploit catalogue lists this CVE.

  • CISA KEV not listed
  • VulnCheck KEV not listed
  • CISA Vulnrichment exploitation: poc CISA recorded that an exploit has been demonstrated. Automatable: no, technical impact: partial.
  • Indexed PoC none indexed
  • EPSS 0.71% chance in 30 days

Waratek protection

Outside Waratek scope

A Java vulnerability, but not one Waratek protects. It affects only Java on a user's desktop (applets, Web Start, JavaFX, the installer), sits in a product the Waratek agent can't be installed into, or is in a package we don't expect in business applications. The decision below says which.

  • Protection none
  • Action not pursued none
  • Review automated Upstream data
  • Record active
Decided by The only affected product being a sealed appliance image, where Java runs but no -javaagent can be attached
Finding This CVE names only products the Waratek agent cannot be installed into (netapp/active_iq_unified_manager). They ship as sealed appliance images or as native code with no application JVM, so there is no start-up line to add -javaagent to. The vulnerability may well be a Java one; it is permanently out of ARMR's reach rather than outside its subject.

CVSS

2.3 LOW v4.0 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X 3 metrics

We show the highest score from the newest CVSS version. Scores from different versions can't be compared, and the first score listed is sometimes a 0.0 placeholder.

VersionScoreBandVectorAssignerType
CVSS 4.0 2.3 LOW CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X cna@vuldb.com Secondary published
CVSS 3.1 5.0 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L cna@vuldb.com Secondary
CVSS 2.0 5.1 none AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P cna@vuldb.com Secondary

Affected software and releases

Products and versions

3 products, 3 version entries
SourceVendorProductSchemeAffected versions
nvd gnu binutils generic 2.43
nvd netapp active iq unified manager generic any version
nvd netapp ontap select deploy administration utility generic any version

References

URLTags
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15918 Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32643 Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=931494c9a89558acb36a03a340c01726545eef24 Broken Link
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295084 Permissions Required, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.295084 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.495402 Exploit, VDB Entry
https://www.gnu.org/ Product
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250425-0007/ Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published2025-02-11By the CVE Program.
NVD record modified2026-06-17NVD's own last-modified date for this record.