CVE-2014-8504

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 3.30% Top 15%
Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory ubuntu.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org 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
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162621 issue tracking
http://secunia.com/advisories/62241 third party advisory permissions required
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510 issue tracking exploit
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://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/5 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62746 third party advisory permissions required
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/4 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=708d7d0d11f0f2d776171979aa3479e8e12a38a0
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70761 vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8504?
CVE-2014-8504 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8504?
To fix CVE-2014-8504, 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-2014-8504 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8504 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~3% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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