Medium severity5.3NVD Advisory· Published Jul 13, 2025· Updated May 12, 2026

CVE-2025-7546

Description

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this issue is the function bfd_elf_set_group_contents of the file bfd/elf.c. The manipulation leads to out-of-bounds write. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is 41461010eb7c79fee7a9d5f6209accdaac66cc6b. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Affected products

GNU/Binutils
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.45:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

vuldb.comnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vuldb.comnvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
vuldb.comnvdPermissions RequiredVDB Entry
www.gnu.orgnvdProduct
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.htmlnvd
cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-265688.htmlnvd

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Severity

MediumCVSS v3.1

5.3/ 10

CVSS v41.9

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Attack vector: Local
Complexity: Low
Privileges: Low
User interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

EPSS

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

0.06%

VYPR risk score

Composite of severity, exploitation, and reach.

0.34medium

cvss	0.345
epss	0.000
exploit	0.000
kev	0.000
patch	0.000
ransomware	0.000

Weaknesses

CWE-119
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write

CVE ID

CVE-2025-7546