VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-8484
The srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in libdbfd in GNU binutils before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a small S-record.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 5.08%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.08%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in libdbfd in GNU binutils before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a small S-record.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.08% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- gnu/binutils · fedoraproject/fedora · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/23/5Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62241Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62746Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70714
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156272Broken Link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17509Issue Tracking
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd25671c6f202c4a5108883caa2adb24ff6f361f
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/23/5Mailing List
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62241Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62746Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/2Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70714
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156272Broken Link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17509Issue Tracking
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd25671c6f202c4a5108883caa2adb24ff6f361f
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.