CVE-2025-69645 — MEDIUM (5.5)

Vulnerability Description

Binutils objdump contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a crafted binary with malformed DWARF debug information. A logic error in the handling of DWARF compilation units can result in an invalid offset_size value being used inside byte_get_little_endian, leading to an abort (SIGABRT). The issue was observed in binutils 2.44. A local attacker can trigger the crash by supplying a malicious input file.

CVSS Score

5.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gnu	Binutils	2.44

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-400

References

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=33637ExploitIssue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=cdb728d4da6184631989bThird Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2025-69645?

CVE-2025-69645 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5 (MEDIUM). Binutils objdump contains a denial-of-service vulnerability when processing a crafted binary with malformed DWARF debug information. A logic error in the handling of DWARF compilation units can result...

How severe is CVE-2025-69645?

CVE-2025-69645 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 5.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2025-69645?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Gnu Binutils.