ZDF
Sign inSign up

Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2025-8224

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as problematic.

Published Jul 27, 2025 · catalog updated Oct 15, 2026 · A vulnerability has been

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8224. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability has been is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (A vulnerability has been).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low1.9
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.26%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe gnu/binutils

A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function bfd_elf_get_str_section of the file bfd/elf.c of the component BFD Library. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is db856d41004301b3a56438efd957ef5cabb91530. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe gnu/binutils2.44

How to fix CVE-2025-8224

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-8224. EPSS is 0.26%. Act only if a listed version of A vulnerability has been is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with 2.44. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-404; CWE-476: NULL Pointer Dereference. EPSS 0.26%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 27, 2025 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function bfd_elf_get_str_section of the file bfd/elf.c of the component BFD Library. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is db856d410043

  2. Oct 15, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function bfd_elf_get_str_section of the file bfd/elf.c of the component BFD Library. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The name of the patch is db856d410043

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-8224

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-8224

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2025-8224

    A vulnerability has been found in GNU Binutils 2.44 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function bfd_elf_get_str_section of the file bfd/elf.c of the component BFD Library. The manipulation leads to null pointer dereference. Local access is required to a

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.