- 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.
- Source
- cna@vuldb.com
- NVD status
- Analyzed
- Products
- elfutils
CVSS 4.0
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 4.8
- Impact score
- -
- Exploitability score
- -
- Vector string
- CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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
- Severity
- MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
- Type
- Primary
- Base score
- 7.8
- Impact score
- 5.9
- Exploitability score
- 1.8
- Vector string
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Severity
- HIGH
CVSS 2.0
- Type
- Secondary
- Base score
- 4.3
- Impact score
- 6.4
- Exploitability score
- 3.1
- Vector string
- AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Hype score
- Not currently trending
A lot of offensive activities were identified targeting GNU elfutils (CVE-2025-1372) https://t.co/TleJt6gYKf
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16 Feb 2026
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CVE-2025-1372 Local Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in GNU elfutils 0.192 Readelf Component https://t.co/Nbj6YPxLsI
@VulmonFeeds
17 Feb 2025
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