Buffer overflow in GNU Binutils
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.052 (92.2th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.052 · newest: 0.052 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- GNU Binutils
- Canonical Ubuntu Linux — versions 10.04, 12.04, 14.04
- Debian Linux — versions 7.0
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 20, 21
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- secunia.com/advisories/62241 (third-party-advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisories (vendor-advisory, Broken Link)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/4 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2 (mailing-list, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/71083 (vdb-entry)
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)