VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-8738
The _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table function in bfd/archive.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write, segmentation fault, and crash) via a crafted extended name table in an archive.
MEDIUM 5.0EPSS 5.21%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (5.21%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table function in bfd/archive.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write, segmentation fault, and crash) via a crafted extended name table in an archive.
- CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
- EPSS
- 5.21% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- fedoraproject/fedora · debian/debian linux · gnu/binutils · canonical/ubuntu linux
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62746
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3123Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/4Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71083
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533Issue Tracking
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=bb0d867169d7e9743d229804106a8fbcab7f3b3f
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.htmlThird Party Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62746
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3123Third Party Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029Broken Link
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/4Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71083
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.