---
id: CVE-2025-11081
title: A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.45
summary: >-
  A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.45. This issue affects the
  function dump_dwarf_section of the file binutils/objdump.c. Performing
  manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack is only possible with
  local access. T…
severity: low
cvss: 3.3
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-119
  - CWE-125
vendor: gnu
product: binutils
affected:
  - binutils = 2.45
published: '2025-09-27'
updated: '2026-09-30'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-30T23:10:00.237'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11081'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/user-attachments/files/20623354/hdf5_crash_3.txt'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33406'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33406#c2'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: >-
      https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=f87a66db645caf8cc0e6fc87b0c28c78a38af59b
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.326122'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?id.326122'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?submit.661275'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://www.gnu.org/'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00203
epssPercentile: 0.09245
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T23:29:32.410Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability was detected in GNU Binutils 2.45. This issue affects the function dump_dwarf_section of the file binutils/objdump.c. Performing manipulation results in out-of-bounds read. The attack is only possible with local access. The exploit is now public and may be used. The patch is named f87a66db645caf8cc0e6fc87b0c28c78a38af59b. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.

## Affected

- `binutils = 2.45`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.