CVE-2014-8737

Public Exploit

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to (1) strip or (2) objcopy or create arbitrary files via (3) a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to ar.

Category

3.6
CVSS
Severity: Low
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory mandriva.com Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org 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 gentoo.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145746.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62241 third party advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029 vendor advisory broken link
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162655 issue tracking
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17552 issue tracking exploit
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
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/145352.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/1 third party advisory mailing list
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=dd9b91de2149ee81d47f708e7b0bbf57da10ad42
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62746 third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html third party advisory vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70908 vdb entry third party advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145256.html third party advisory vendor advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533 issue tracking exploit
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8737?
CVE-2014-8737 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8737?
To fix CVE-2014-8737, 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-2014-8737 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8737 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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