Out-of-Bounds Affecting binutils package, versions <2.24-5ubuntu3.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.63% (88th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-BINUTILS-403562
  • published15 Jan 2015
  • disclosed15 Jan 2015

Introduced: 15 Jan 2015

CVE-2014-8738  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 binutils to version 2.24-5ubuntu3.1 or higher.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream binutils package and not the binutils package as distributed by Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 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

version 3.1