CVE-2025-1371Public exploit

Local process crash via malformed ELF headers

Published Feb 17, 2025 · Updated Feb 18, 2025

NULL pointer dereference in eu-read in GNU Project elfutils 0.192 allows local users to crash the process via a malformed ELF file. The handle_dynamic_symtab function dereferences the result of gelf_getphdr without checking for NULL while scanning broken program headers for PT_DYNAMIC. Exploitation requires local access and crafted ELF input, and the documented effect is limited to crashing the invoked command-line process.

CVSS severity4.8
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL pointer dereference in eu-read in GNU Project elfutils 0.192 allows local users to crash the process via a malformed ELF file. The handle_dynamic_symtab function dereferences the result of gelf_getphdr without checking for NULL while scanning broken program headers for PT_DYNAMIC. Exploitation requires local access and crafted ELF input, and the documented effect is limited to crashing the invoked command-line process.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-1371
Published
Feb 17, 2025
Updated
Feb 18, 2025
Vendor
The GnuPG Project
Product
elfutils
Classifications
CWE-404, CWE-476, T1499.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 17, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0.192

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

The GnuPG Project · elfutilsversion=0.192

Published CVSS scores

1.7VulDB CNAAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
4.8VulDB CNACVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.3VulDB CNACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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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)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-404Improper Resource Shutdown or Release
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
T1499.004Application or System Exploitation

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