Medium severity · published Feb 17, 2025
CVE-2025-1371
GNU elfutils eu-read readelf.c handle_dynamic_symtab null pointer dereference
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability has been found in GNU elfutils 0.192 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function handle_dynamic_symtab of the file readelf.c of the component eu-read. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is identified as b38e562a4c907e08171c76b8b2def8464d5a104a. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 14% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
elfutils · GNU
0.192 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-1371
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1371
Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15926
Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32655
Broken Link
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32655#c2
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295978
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.295978
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.496484
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