CVE-2014-8738

Public Exploit

Description

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.

Category

5.0
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 5.94% Top 10%
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 debian.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
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7 third party advisory mailing list
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029 vendor advisory broken link
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
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/4 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2 mailing list exploit third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71083 vdb entry
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/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
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=bb0d867169d7e9743d229804106a8fbcab7f3b3f
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533 issue tracking
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3123 third party advisory vendor advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2014-8738?
CVE-2014-8738 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2014-8738?
To fix CVE-2014-8738, 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-2014-8738 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2014-8738 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~6% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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