Description
A vulnerability was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected is the function elf_link_add_object_symbols of the file bfd/elflink.c of the component Linker. The manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been made public and could be used. Upgrading to version 2.46 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 72efdf166aa0ed72ecc69fc2349af6591a7a19c0. Upgrading the affected component is advised.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| GNU | Binutils | 2.45 |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.5, < * |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.5, < * |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.5, < * |
| Siemens | SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.5, < * |
| Siemens | SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.5, < * |
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16362Broken Link
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33452Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33456#c10Exploit, Issue Tracking
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=72efdf166aa0ed72ecc69fc2349af6591a7a19c0Patch
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.327349Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.327349Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.665587Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.665590
- https://www.gnu.org/Product
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33452Exploit, Issue Tracking
Timeline
- Published
- Oct 7, 2025
- Last modified
- Oct 8, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified