🛡️ AZL-56099 — binutils (CVE-2025-0840)

⚪ Unknown ✅ No Known Exploit OSV
N/A
CVSS Score
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Description

CVE-2025-0840 affecting package binutils for versions less than 2.41-4

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.43. This affects the function disassemble_bytes of the file binutils/objdump.c. The manipulation of the argument buf leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.44 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is baac6c221e9d69335bf41366a1c7d87d8ab2f893. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability high.

Affected software

AZL-56099 is recorded against 1 package.

  • binutils (fixed in 2.41-4)

Timeline and source

Published on 29 January 2025 and last revised on 21 April 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.

References

nvd.nist.gov (Web)

Details

Severity Unknown
CVSS Score N/A
CVSS Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE N/A
Public Exploit ✅ No
Source OSV
Published 2025-01-29
Updated 2026-08-12
Modified 2026-04-21
Fix URL N/A

Affected Packages

Software From version Fixed in
binutils — 2.41-4

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