Out-of-bounds Write Affecting binutils package, versions [,2.45)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.01% (2nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-BINUTILS-10872119
  • published21 Jul 2025
  • disclosed13 Jul 2025
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 13 Jul 2025

CVE-2025-7546  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade binutils to version 2.45 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write via improper bounds checking in the process of binary file handling. An attacker can cause memory corruption or potentially execute arbitrary code by providing crafted input files.

CVSS Base Scores

version 4.0
version 3.1