CVE-2025-1153

2.3 LOW 1% exploit odds Fix listed Memory safety

What it is

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2.43/2.44. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bfd_set_format of the file format.c. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Upgrading to version 2.45 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 8d97c1a53f3dc9fd8e1ccdb039b8a33d50133150. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in, but needs a user to act. Limited direct impact.
Exploit odds: 1.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2025-02-10 19:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 08:38 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 1.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 2.3 LOW (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2025-02-10 19:15 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 08:38 UTC
Exploit probability: 1.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-119 · Buffer errors
Record status: Modified

Affected

Gnu Binutils 2.43
Gnu Binutils 2.44

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 2.3

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Passive
Confidentiality: None
Integrity: None
Availability: Low

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/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

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Fix and advisories

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=8d97c1a53f3dc9fd8e1ccdb039b8a33d50133150

References

NVD record · CVE.org record