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
02 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
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 5.20% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 92.2% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- The NVD has published no score for this record
- NVD CVSS vector
- No NVD score to derive
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- Low. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2015-01-15 15:00Z11 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-06 13:26Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2014-11-13
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 3aa27c6e4266b5af0e70888f743c795d718e59326e4fe65a1fc681c088524088
05 Affected products
06 References
- secunia.com62241http://secunia.com/advisories/62241
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141105 Re: Re: strings / libbfd crasherhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7
- www.mandriva.comMDVSA-2015:029http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-0750http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html
- www.ubuntu.comUSN-2496-1http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141103 Re: Re: strings / libbfd crasherhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/4
- www.openwall.com[oss-security] 20141113 Re: strings / libbfd crasherhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2
- www.securityfocus.com71083http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71083
- www.oracle.comhttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2014-17603http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2015-0471http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html
- secunia.com62746http://secunia.com/advisories/62746
- lists.fedoraproject.orgFEDORA-2014-17586http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html
- sourceware.orghttps://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=bb0d867169d7e9743d229804106a8fbcab7f3b3f
- sourceware.orghttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533
- www.debian.orgDSA-3123http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3123
- security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201612-24https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
07 Fixed in
Debian 12
- binutils Fixed in 2.24.90.20141124-1
- binutils-mingw-w64 Fixed in 5.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 13
- binutils Fixed in 2.24.90.20141124-1
- binutils-mingw-w64 Fixed in 5.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Debian 14
- binutils Fixed in 2.24.90.20141124-1
- binutils-mingw-w64 Fixed in 5.2
Source: Debian Security Tracker, the Debian security team. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
Ubuntu 14.04 LTS
- binutils Fixed in 2.24-5ubuntu3.1
Source: Ubuntu, Canonical Ltd. Licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Received through OSV.dev. Reformatted by exploit.cc.
A release or ecosystem missing from this list has no record here. It may be unaffected or not covered by the source. Source notices and licences.