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CVE-2025-15504: lief-project LIEF ELF Binary Parser.tcc parse_binary null pointer dereference

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2026-01-10 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-404

Description

A security flaw has been discovered in lief-project LIEF up to 0.17.1. Affected by this issue is the function Parser::parse_binary of the file src/ELF/Parser.tcc of the component ELF Binary Parser. The manipulation results in null pointer dereference. The attack must be initiated from a local position. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. Upgrading to version 0.17.2 can resolve this issue. The patch is identified as 81bd5d7ea0c390563f1c4c017c9019d154802978. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Affected products

• lief-project LIEF: before 0.17.2 — fixed in 0.17.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: lief-project LIEF 0.17.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/
• https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/commit/81bd5d7ea0c390563f1c4c017c9019d154802978
• https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277
• https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277#issuecomment-3693859001
• https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/releases/tag/0.17.2
• https://github.com/oneafter/1210/blob/main/segv1
• https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.340375
• https://vuldb.com/?id.340375
• https://vuldb.com/?submit.733329
• https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277
• https://github.com/lief-project/LIEF/issues/1277#issuecomment-3693859001
• https://vuldb.com/?submit.733329

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