CVE-2014-8484

Description

The srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in libdbfd in GNU binutils before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a small S-record.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 2.02% Top 20%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://secunia.com/advisories/62241 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029 vendor advisory broken link
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/23/5 mailing list
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17509 issue tracking
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70714 vdb entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/2 third party advisory mailing list
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156272 broken link
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62746 third party advisory permissions required
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd25671c6f202c4a5108883caa2adb24ff6f361f
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8484?
CVE-2014-8484 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8484?
To fix CVE-2014-8484, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2014-8484 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8484 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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