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Full vulnerability report · 2025
CVE-2025-1372High confidence

GNU elfutils eu-readelf readelf.c print_string_section buffer overflow

GNU · elfutils

4.8MediumCVSS 4.0
Recommended action
Within 7 days

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
Distribution package intelligence

Ubuntu vendor package status

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1 package state
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Ubuntu releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · standard archiveelfutilsVendor fix publishedCanonical reports that a fixed source package version has been published. Repository candidate availability is not checked by BlackTree.0.190-1.1ubuntu0.1Canonical record ↗Source updated 9 Sept 2026
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

1 current
CVE-2025-1372 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securityelfutils: GNU elfutils eu-readelf readelf.c print_string_section buffer overflow
46 known not affected

The vendor explicitly states that these products are not affected by this CVE.

  • elfutils-debuginfod as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • elfutils-debuginfod-client as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • elfutils-debuginfod-client-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • elfutils-default-yama-scope as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • elfutils-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • elfutils-libelf as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • elfutils-libelf-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • elfutils-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • elfutils.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • elfutils as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • elfutils-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • elfutils-devel-static as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Summary
A flaw was found in GNU elfutils. This vulnerability allows buffer overflow, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or crashes via manipulation of the 'z/x' argument in the dump_data_section/print_string_section function of readelf.c.
Remediation
No remediation text is recorded.
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2025-2130

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

ENISA has published the identifier mapping but no EUVD description has been stored yet.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
Not supplied in the stored EUVD record
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionWithin 7 days

Medium technical severity with public exploit material referenced by a structured source; prioritise exposed affected systems while verifying vendor guidance.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

A vulnerability was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dump_data_section/print_string_section of the file readelf.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument z/x leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 73db9d2021cab9e23fd734b0a76a612d52a6f1db. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

What

A vulnerability was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dump_data_section/print_string_section of the file readelf.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument z/x leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 73db9d2021cab9e23fd734b0a76a612d52a6f1db. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Why

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

A vulnerability was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is the function dump_data_section/print_string_section of the file readelf.c of the component eu-readelf. The manipulation of the argument z/x leads to buffer overflow. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of the patch is 73db9d2021cab9e23fd734b0a76a612d52a6f1db. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Why

The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
Reference recorded

A structured CVE source labels at least one public reference as exploit material. BlackTree has not independently validated that it is safe, reliable or weaponised.

Likely attack path
local access → Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow') → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Not a CVSS 4.0 base metric
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-120 ↗

CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow'). The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 4.0: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.ATNoneAttack requirements: No additional deployment or execution condition is required.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.VCLowVulnerable-system confidentiality: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.VILowVulnerable-system integrity: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.VALowVulnerable-system availability: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.SCNoneSubsequent-system confidentiality: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SINoneSubsequent-system integrity: No direct loss is represented by this metric.SANoneSubsequent-system availability: No direct loss is represented by this metric.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-120Public exploit reference
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2026-2189Dell PowerProtect Data Domain: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell PowerProtect Data Domain ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um einen Cross-Site Scripting Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, und um Dateien zu manipulieren.

Official advisory
BSI · German · WID-SEC-W-2026-0778Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Dell Secure Connect Gateway Policy Manager ausnutzen, um einen nicht näher spezifizierten Angriff durchzuführen.

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2026-AVI-0218Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

ERecord?id=CVE-2025-12383 Référence CVE CVE-2025-12817 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12817 Référence CVE CVE-2025-12818 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12818 Référence CVE CVE-2025-13034 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13034 Référence CVE CVE-2025-13151 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13151 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1352 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1352 Référence CVE CVE-2025-13601 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13601 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1365 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1365 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1371 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1371 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1372 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1372 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1376 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1376 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1377 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1377 Référence CVE CVE-2025-13836 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13836 Référence CVE CVE-2025-13837 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-13837 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1390 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1390 Référence CVE CVE-2025-14017 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14017 Référence CVE CVE-2025-14087 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-14087 Référence CVE CVE-2025-14104 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-202

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-1057Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

rg/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0306 Référence CVE CVE-2025-0725 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0725 Référence CVE CVE-2025-0938 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0938 Référence CVE CVE-2025-10966 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-10966 Référence CVE CVE-2025-12817 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12817 Référence CVE CVE-2025-12818 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12818 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1352 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1352 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1365 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1365 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1371 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1371 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1372 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1372 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1376 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1376 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1377 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1377 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1390 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1390 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1795 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1795 Référence CVE CVE-2025-21644 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21644 Référence CVE CVE-2025-21645 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21645 Référence CVE CVE-2025-21647 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-21647 Référence CVE CVE-2025-21649 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0969Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1094 Référence CVE CVE-2025-11226 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11226 Référence CVE CVE-2025-11411 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11411 Référence CVE CVE-2025-11731 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11731 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1215 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1215 Référence CVE CVE-2025-12380 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-12380 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1352 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1352 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1365 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1365 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1371 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1371 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1372 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1372 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1376 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1376 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1377 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1377 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1390 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1390 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1632 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1632 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1795 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1795 Référence CVE CVE-2025-2099 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2099 Référence CVE CVE-2025-2148 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2148 Référence CVE CVE-2025-2149 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-2149 Ré

Official advisory
CERT-FR · French · CERTFR-2025-AVI-0756Multiples vulnérabilités dans les produits VMware

.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1014 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1016 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1016 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1017 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1017 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1018 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1018 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1019 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1019 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1020 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1020 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1352 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1352 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1365 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1365 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1371 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1371 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1372 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1372 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1376 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1376 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1377 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1377 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1390 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1390 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1414 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1414 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1426 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1426 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1795 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1795 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1914 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1914 Référence CVE CVE-2025-1915 https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-1915 Ré

Official advisory
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
0.192
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 17 Feb 2025 · Last source change 18 Feb 2025, 15:55 UTC · CWE-120 · Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.1
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-08-14
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-2130
Product sourceCNA
Remediation sourceCVE/CNA references
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD enriched

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

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Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
CVE published
ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2025-2130↗Vendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security↗CVE authority or vendor reference↗Public exploit reference↗Public exploit reference↗Official CVE record (CNA and ADP data)↗NVD record↗
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
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