Out-of-bounds Write Affecting binutils package, versions <0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.52% (87th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-BINUTILS-4577427
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed26 Oct 2014

Introduced: 26 Oct 2014

CVE-2014-8501  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade RHEL:7 binutils to version 0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7 or higher.
This issue was patched in RHSA-2015:2079.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by RHEL. See How to fix? for RHEL:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

The _bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in function in bfd/peXXigen.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) and possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted NumberOfRvaAndSizes field in the AOUT header in a PE executable.

CVSS Scores

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