VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-8485
The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 7.49%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file.
- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- EPSS
- 7.49% probability · 94th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-94
- Affected
- fedoraproject/fedora · canonical/ubuntu linux · gnu/binutils
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lcamtuf.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/psa-dont-run-strings-on-untrusted-files.htmlExploit, Press/Media Coverage
- 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://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/70741
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157276Broken Link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510Issue Tracking
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=493a33860c71cac998f1a56d6d87d6faa801fbaa
- http://lcamtuf.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/psa-dont-run-strings-on-untrusted-files.htmlExploit, Press/Media Coverage
- 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://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/70741
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157276Broken Link
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510Issue Tracking
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=493a33860c71cac998f1a56d6d87d6faa801fbaa
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.