HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2025-1181
MEDIUM

CVE-2025-1181

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

5.0
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU Binutils 2.43. This vulnerability affects the function _bfd_elf_gc_mark_rsec of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component ld. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. The attack can be initiated 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 name of the patch is 931494c9a89558acb36a03a340c01726545eef24. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-1181 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

Exploitation does not require any privileges, though user interaction (Required) is needed, which slightly reduces the risk of mass automated attacks.

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 InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityLow
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityLow
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/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.295084
ADVISORYhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250425-0007/

All References (10)

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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15918Broken Link
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32643Broken Link
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https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=931494c9a89558acb36a03a340c01726545eef24Broken Link
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https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295084Permissions Required · VDB Entry
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https://vuldb.com/?id.295084Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
→
https://vuldb.com/?submit.495402Exploit · VDB Entry
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https://www.gnu.org/Product
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https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20250425-0007/Third Party Advisory
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https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32643Broken Link
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https://vuldb.com/?submit.495402Exploit · VDB Entry

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2025-1181
CVSS Score5.0 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-119
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedFeb 11, 2025

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2025-1181 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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