Elfutils
CVE-2025-1376
LOW
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Resource release
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| Impact | CVSS score of 2.0 (LOW). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, high complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.01%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Successful exploitation could compromise the low-severity affected system. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. Rated low severity (CVSS 2.0). Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-404. A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. This vulnerability affects the function elf_strptr in the library /libelf/elf_strptr.c of the component eu-strip. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is b16f441cca0a4841050e3215a9f120a6d8aea918. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. Affected products include: Elfutils Project Elfutils.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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2DescriptionCVE.org
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in GNU elfutils 0.192. This vulnerability affects the function elf_strptr in the library /libelf/elf_strptr.c of the component eu-strip. The manipulation leads to denial of service. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is b16f441cca0a4841050e3215a9f120a6d8aea918. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2025-1376 is a low-severity vulnerability in A vulnerability classified as problematic (CVSS 2.0). The limited severity suggests constrained impact, typically requiring specific conditions or local access for exploitation. Apply vendor updates when available as part of routine maintenance.
Apply vendor patch during routine maintenance. Standard security controls provide adequate interim protection.
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
libelf/elf_end.c in elfutils 0.173 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (double free and application cra
elfutils 0.170 has a buffer over-read in the ebl_dynamic_tag_name function of libebl/ebldynamictagname.c because SYMTAB_
A heap-based buffer over-read was discovered in the function read_srclines in dwarf_getsrclines.c in libdw in elfutils 0
An attempted excessive memory allocation was discovered in the function read_long_names in elf_begin.c in libelf in elfu
An Invalid Memory Address Dereference exists in the function elf_end in libelf in elfutils through v0.174. Rated medium
elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the number of sections and the number of segments, which allows remote att
The handle_gnu_hash function in readelf.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-b
The check_sysv_hash function in elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-b
The check_group function in elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (heap-based
The ebl_object_note_type_name function in eblobjnotetypename.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a deni
The check_symtab_shndx function in elflint.c in elfutils 0.168 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (hea
elf_compress.c in elfutils 0.168 does not validate the zlib compression factor, which allows remote attackers to cause a
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