CVE-2025-7545

CWE-119 — Buffer OverflowCWE-122 — Heap-based Buffer OverflowCWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write10 documents8 sources
Severity
4.8MEDIUM
EPSS
0.0%
top 92.92%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
GNU Binutils
Timeline
PublishedJul 13
Latest updateDec 1

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.

CVSS vector

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

Affected Packages3 packages

▶Debianbinutils< 2.45-3
▶CVEListV5gnu/binutils2.45
▶NVDgnu/binutils2.45

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-6qhw-v5wg-5jjq: A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2↗2025-07-14
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OSV
CVE-2025-7545: A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2↗2025-07-13
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CVEList
GNU Binutils objcopy.c copy_section heap-based overflow↗2025-07-13
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📋Vendor Advisories

6
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities↗2025-12-01
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Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities↗2025-10-29
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Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerability↗2025-08-26
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Red Hat
binutils: Binutils: Heap Buffer Overflow↗2025-07-13
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Microsoft
GNU Binutils objcopy.c copy_section heap-based overflow↗2025-07-08
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CVE-2025-7545 (MEDIUM CVSS 4.8) | A vulnerability classified as probl | cvebase.io