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GHSA-6FVJ-8P6J-8WXG

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-10-16 15:30 – Updated: 2025-10-16 15:30

Details

A security flaw has been discovered in GNU Binutils 2.45. Impacted is the function tg_tag_type of the file prdbg.c. Performing manipulation results in unchecked return value. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been released to the public and may be exploited.

Severity ?

3.3 (Low)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

1.9 (Low)


                  
                    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

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  "modified": "2025-10-16T15:30:43Z",
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CVE-2025-11839 (GCVE-0-2025-11839)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-16 14:02 – Updated: 2025-10-16 14:15

Summary

Severity ?

4.8 (Medium)


                        
                          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

3.3 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

3.3 (Low)


                        
                          CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R

CWE

CWE-252 - Unchecked Return Value
CWE-253 - Incorrect Check of Function Return Value

Assigner

VulDB

References

URL

Tags

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	https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.328774	signaturepermissions-required
	https://vuldb.com/?submit.661279	third-party-advisory
	https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33448	issue-tracking
	https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=16344	exploit
	https://www.gnu.org/	product

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	GNU	Binutils	Affected: 2.45

Credits

JJLeo (VulDB User)

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2025-11839 (GCVE-0-2025-11839)

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