Stack-based Buffer Overflow Affecting binutils package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.53% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS6-BINUTILS-1948199
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed27 Oct 2014

Introduced: 27 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-8504  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-121  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:6 binutils.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:6 relevant fixed versions and status.

Stack-based buffer overflow in the srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted file.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1