CVE-2025-8224

July 27, 2025, 6:15 a.m.

4.8
Medium

Description

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function bfd_elf_get_str_section of the file bfd/elf.c of the component BFD Library. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is db856d41004301b3a56438efd957ef5cabb91530. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Product(s) Impacted

Vendor Product Versions
Gnu
  • Binutils
  • 2.44

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-404
Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use.

*CPE(s)

Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.

Type Vendor Product Version Update Edition Language Software Edition Target Software Target Hardware Other Information
a gnu binutils 2.44 / / / / / / /

References

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15680
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32109
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32109#c2
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=db856d41004301b3a56438efd957ef5cabb91530
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.317812
https://vuldb.com/?id.317812
https://vuldb.com/?submit.621878
https://www.gnu.org/

Tags

cna@vuldb.com
CWE-404
2025-07-27
CVE-2025-8224

CVSS Score

4.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 4.0

  • Attack Vector: LOCAL
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Attack Requirements: NONE
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • User Interaction: NONE
  • Scope:
  • Confidentiality Impact: NONE
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: LOW
  • Exploit Maturity: PROOF_OF_CONCEPT

    • 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

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Timeline

Published: July 27, 2025, 6:15 a.m.
Last Modified: July 27, 2025, 6:15 a.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

cna@vuldb.com

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