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CVE-2024-25260: elfutils_project elfutils NULL Pointer Dereference

CVSS: 4.0v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-25260DEBIAN-CVE-2024-25260
Published 20-02-2024Last modified 24-04-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-25260 is a medium (CVSS 4.0) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in elfutils_project elfutils. EPSS estimates a 0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21.9% of scored vulnerabilities. 2 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.0/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.31%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits2github, reference

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2025-0119USN-7369-1

Timeline

  1. 20-02-2024
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 24-04-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

elfutils v0.189 was discovered to contain a NULL pointer dereference via the handle_verdef() function at readelf.c.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 4 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

22%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.31% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.31%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

2 found
  • githubUnverified

    Fuzzer Issues

    Maturity: poc

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (sourceware.org)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • elfutilsAll versions (No fix recorded)
Elfutils_project1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • elfutils< 0.190-1.1ubuntu0.1

3 vendors · 3 products

References

8 links