Description
A weakness has been identified in GNU Binutils 2.45. The affected element is the function vfinfo of the file ldmisc.c. Executing a manipulation can lead to out-of-bounds read. The attack can only be executed locally. The exploit has been made available to the public and could be used for attacks. This patch is called 16357. It is best practice to apply a patch to resolve this issue.
Affected products
gnu: binutils
References8
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16351 Exploit
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33455 ExploitIssue Tracking
- sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16357 Not Applicable
- vuldb.com/?ctiid.328775 Permissions RequiredVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/?id.328775 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- vuldb.com/?submit.661281 Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.gnu.org/ Product
- cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-082556.html
Metrics
- CVSS 3.1
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5.5
MEDIUM
Score source: NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 4.0
-
1.9
LOW
Score source: CNA
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/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 - EPSS — exploit probability
- 0% percentile: 21 · as of 9 November 2026
- CWE
- CWE-119CWE-125
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