CVE-2025-1372 is a critical buffer overflow vulnerability in GNU elfutils version 0.192, specifically within the eu-readelf component's dump_data_section/print_string_section functions. This flaw, triggered by manipulating the 'z/x' arguments, allows for local privilege escalation. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), it poses a significant risk, enabling high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. While a public exploit exists and a patch is available (73db9d2021cab9e23fd734b0a76a612d52a6f1db), there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor is it listed in the KEV catalog or widely discussed in public forums.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
0.192CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elfutils_project:elfutils:0.192:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 4.0
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
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