Buffer Overflow Affecting binutils package, versions [0,]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of Concept
EPSS
0.08% (23rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CONAN-BINUTILS-14724264
  • published30 Dec 2025
  • disclosed29 Dec 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 29 Dec 2025

CVE-2025-66862  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-120  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for binutils.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Buffer Overflow via the gnu_special function in the cplus-dem.c file. An attacker can cause a crash or disrupt service by supplying a specially crafted PE file.

References

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1