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    CVE-2025-1179

    A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_putl64 of the file bfd/libbfd.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack may be launched remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.44 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The code maintainer explains, that "[t]his bug has been fixed at some point between the 2.43 and 2.44 releases".

    Published:Feb 11, 2025
    Last Modified:Mar 3, 2025
    EPS:Feb 11, 2025
    EPSS Score:0.00162
    CVSS Score:5

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Gnu
    Product
    Binutils

    Exploits

    https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15915https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32640#c1https://vuldb.com/?submit.495376

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