GNU Binutils up to 2.43 binutils/objdump.c disassemble_bytes buf stack-based overflow

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in GNU Binutils up to 2.43. Affected by this vulnerability is the function disassemble_bytes of the file binutils/objdump.c. Performing a manipulation of the argument buf results in stack-based overflow. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2025-0840. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. Moreover, an exploit is present. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in GNU Binutils up to 2.43. This affects the function disassemble_bytes of the file binutils/objdump.c. The manipulation of the argument buf with an unknown input leads to a stack-based overflow vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-121. A stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function). This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is shared at sourceware.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-0840. The exploitability is told to be difficult. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details and a public exploit are known.

The exploit is shared for download at sourceware.org. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 216358 (CBL Mariner 2.0 Security Update: binutils (CVE-2025-0840)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 2.44 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch baac6c221e9d69335bf41366a1c7d87d8ab2f893 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at sourceware.org. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (216358). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Productinfo

Type

• Programming Tool Software

Vendor

• GNU

Name

• Binutils

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28
• 2.29
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 2.32
• 2.33
• 2.34
• 2.35
• 2.36
• 2.37
• 2.38
• 2.39
• 2.40
• 2.41
• 2.42
• 2.43

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.gnu.org/

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Accepted

• Submit #485255: GNU binutils/objdump 2.43 Buffer Overflow (by wenjusun)

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