CVE-2025-1372Public exploit

Local utility crash via unnamed ELF section

Published Feb 17, 2025 · Updated Feb 18, 2025

NULL-pointer dereference in eu-readelf 0.192 allows local users to crash the utility by inspecting a crafted ELF file with -z and -x or -p. dump_data_section and print_string_section call startswith on a null section-name pointer while checking whether an unnamed section uses the .zdebug prefix. The crash requires local invocation against a corrupted ELF file with decompression and dump options, and upstream classifies the behavior as a normal utility bug rather than a security issue.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

NULL-pointer dereference in eu-readelf 0.192 allows local users to crash the utility by inspecting a crafted ELF file with -z and -x or -p. dump_data_section and print_string_section call startswith on a null section-name pointer while checking whether an unnamed section uses the .zdebug prefix. The crash requires local invocation against a corrupted ELF file with decompression and dump options, and upstream classifies the behavior as a normal utility bug rather than a security issue.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-1372
Published
Feb 17, 2025
Updated
Feb 18, 2025
Vendor
The GnuPG Project
Product
elfutils
Classifications
CWE-120, CWE-119
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

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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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0.192

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

The GnuPG Project · elfutilsversion=0.192

Published CVSS scores

4.3VulDB CNAAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
7.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.8VulDB CNACVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
5.3VulDB CNACVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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