CVE-2025-1149Public exploitNetwork attack vector

Service interruption via unreleased xstrdup allocations

Published Feb 10, 2025 · Updated Feb 10, 2025

Memory leak in GNU Binutils ld 2.43 allows remote attackers to consume process memory by inducing a user to link crafted input. During linker processing, xstrdup allocates copies derived from the supplied input, and ld fails to release those allocations before termination. Exploitation requires user interaction and high-complexity input processing, and the reported consequence is limited to availability loss in the linker process.

CVSS severity3.1
Low
EPSS probability0.58%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Memory leak in GNU Binutils ld 2.43 allows remote attackers to consume process memory by inducing a user to link crafted input. During linker processing, xstrdup allocates copies derived from the supplied input, and ld fails to release those allocations before termination. Exploitation requires user interaction and high-complexity input processing, and the reported consequence is limited to availability loss in the linker process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-1149
Published
Feb 10, 2025
Updated
Feb 10, 2025
Vendor
The GnuPG Project
Product
GNU Binutils
Classifications
CWE-404, CWE-401, T1499.003
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.43

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

The GnuPG Project · GNU Binutilsversion=2.43

Published CVSS scores

3.1VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
2.3VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
2.6VulDBAV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
CWE-401Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime
T1499.003Application Exhaustion Flood

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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