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CVE-2014-8485

The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file.

Security Impact Summary

CVE-2014-8485 is a security vulnerability that . Impacting 3 products from fedoraproject, from canonical, from gnu organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Documented in 2014, this vulnerability occurred amid the cloud computing expansion era, where traditional network perimeter security models were being reevaluated. Organizations were transitioning from isolated infrastructure to interconnected systems, creating new attack surfaces that vulnerabilities like this could exploit.

Published

2014-12-09T23:59:01.410

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-94

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	19	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	20	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	21	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04	Yes
Operating System	canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.10	Yes
Application	gnu	binutils	≤ 2.24	Yes

References

http://lcamtuf.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/psa-dont-run-strings-on-untrusted-files.html Exploit, Press/Media Coverage ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/62241 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/62746 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029 Broken Link ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70741 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157276 Broken Link ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24 ([email protected])
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=493a33860c71cac998f1a56d6d87d6faa801fbaa ([email protected])
http://lcamtuf.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/psa-dont-run-strings-on-untrusted-files.html Exploit, Press/Media Coverage (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62241 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62746 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70741 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157276 Broken Link (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=493a33860c71cac998f1a56d6d87d6faa801fbaa (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For fedoraproject's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.