High severity · published Feb 17, 2025
CVE-2025-1372
GNU elfutils eu-readelf readelf.c print_string_section buffer overflow
7.8
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A vulnerability was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dump_data_section/print_string_section of the file readelf.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument z/x leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 73db9d2021cab9e23fd734b0a76a612d52a6f1db. 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:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% 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-2025-1372
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1372
Exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=15927
Exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32656
Exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32656#c3
Exploit
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=32657
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.295981
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.295981
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