Out-of-Bounds Affecting binutils package, versions <2.45.50.20251125-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.3% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-BINUTILS-17992800
  • published16 Jul 2026
  • disclosed13 Jul 2025

Introduced: 13 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-7545  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest binutils to version 2.45.50.20251125-1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU Binutils 2.45. Affected by this vulnerability is the function copy_section of the file binutils/objcopy.c. The manipulation leads to heap-based buffer overflow. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The patch is named 08c3cbe5926e4d355b5cb70bbec2b1eeb40c2944. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1