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CVE-2025-11083

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function elf_swap_shdr in the library bfd/elfcode.h of the component Linker. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. The attack must be carried out locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 9ca499644a21ceb3f946d1c179c38a83be084490. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch. The code maintainer replied with "[f]ixed for 2.46".

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from gnu organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2025-09-27T23:15:32.330

Last Modified

2025-10-03T16:52:47.010

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.1

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-119
CWE-122

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	gnu	binutils	2.45	Yes

References

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16353 Broken Link ([email protected])
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33457 Exploit, Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33457#c1 Exploit, Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=9ca499644a21ceb3f946d1c179c38a83be084490 Patch ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.326124 Permissions Required, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?id.326124 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?submit.661277 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://www.gnu.org/ Product ([email protected])
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33457 Exploit, Issue Tracking (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33457#c1 Exploit, Issue Tracking (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For gnu's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.