Out-of-bounds Write Affecting binutils-devel package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
low

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.63% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL6-BINUTILSDEVEL-1337511
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed2 Nov 2014

Introduced: 2 Nov 2014

CVE-2014-8738  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:6 binutils-devel.

NVD Description

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

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 Scores

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