Description
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this vulnerability is the function copy_section of the file binutils/objcopy.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named 08c3cbe5926e4d355b5cb70bbec2b1eeb40c2944. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 7.8/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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 | SIMATIC S7-1500 TM MFP - GNU/Linux subsystem | < V1.1.1 |
| Siemens | SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP | >= V3.1.5, < * |
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16117Broken Link
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33049Issue Tracking
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33049#c1Issue Tracking
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=08c3cbe5926e4d355b5cb70bbec2b1eeb40c2944Broken Link
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.316243Permissions Required, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?id.316243Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.614355Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.gnu.org/Product
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.html
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33049#c1Issue Tracking
Timeline
- Published
- Jul 13, 2025
- Last modified
- Oct 15, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified