HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2025-1178
MEDIUM

CVE-2025-1178

CWE-119Published: February 11, 2025· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

5.6
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function bfd_putl64 of the file libbfd.c of the component ld. 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. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 75086e9de1707281172cc77f178e7949a4414ed0. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-1178 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-119): Buffer overflow vulnerabilities can lead to arbitrary code execution or denial of service by corrupting adjacent memory.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges Req.None
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Affected Vendors & Products

gnu1 product(s)
binutils
netapp2 product(s)
active iq unified managerontap select deploy administration utility
Source: NVD CPE · 3 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
Exploit-DB
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GitHub PoC Search
Community PoC repositories
Rapid7 / Metasploit
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Security advisories & exploits
NVD Detail
Official NIST entry
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CVE Program entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttps://vuldb.com/?id.295081
ADVISORYhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250411-0008/

All References (9)

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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15914Broken Link
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32638Broken Link
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https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=75086e9de1707281172cc77f178e7949a4414ed0Broken Link
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https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295081Permissions Required · VDB Entry
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https://vuldb.com/?id.295081Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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https://vuldb.com/?submit.495369Exploit · VDB Entry
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https://www.gnu.org/Product
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250411-0008/Third Party Advisory
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32638Broken Link

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2025-1178
CVSS Score5.6 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-119
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedFeb 11, 2025

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2025-1178 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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