CVE-2025-15504
What it is
A security flaw has been discovered in lief-project LIEF up to 0.17.1. Affected by this issue is the function Parser::parse_binary of the file src/ELF/Parser.tcc of the component ELF Binary Parser. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 0.17.2 can resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 81bd5d7ea0c390563f1c4c017c9019d154802978. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 1.9 LOW (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-404
- Record status
- Modified
Affected
- lief-project Lief < 0.17.2
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 1.9
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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
Is it in your code?
Hand this to your coding agent. It searches your project for the affected products and checks versions. Nothing leaves your machine.
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/commit/81bd5d7ea0c390563f1c4c017c9019d154802978
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277#issuecomment-3693859001
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/releases/tag/0.17.2
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277#issuecomment-3693859001
References
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/commit/81bd5d7ea0c390563f1c4c017c9019d154802978
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277#issuecomment-3693859001
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/releases/tag/0.17.2
- https://github.com/oneafter/1210/blob/main/segv1
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.340375
- https://vuldb.com/?id.340375
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.733329
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277
- https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277#issuecomment-3693859001
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.733329