CVE-2025-1372

elfutils: GNU elfutils eu-readelf readelf.c print_string_section buffer overflow

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

5.3

CVSS 3.1

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Published · February 17, 2025

Updated · August 31, 2026

Description

A flaw was found in GNU elfutils. This vulnerability allows buffer overflow, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or crashes via manipulation of the 'z/x' argument in the dump_data_section/print_string_section function of readelf.c.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 5.3
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')