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CVE-2014-8738

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.

Published

2015-01-15T15:59:14.297

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv2: 5.0 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

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

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-119

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	20	Yes
Operating System	fedoraproject	fedora	21	Yes
Operating System	debian	debian_linux	7.0	Yes
Application	gnu	binutils	≤ 2.24	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

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/62241 ([email protected])
http://secunia.com/advisories/62746 ([email protected])
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3123 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/2014/11/02/4 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71083 ([email protected])
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24 ([email protected])
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533 Issue Tracking ([email protected])
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=bb0d867169d7e9743d229804106a8fbcab7f3b3f ([email protected])
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62241 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://secunia.com/advisories/62746 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3123 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/2014/11/02/4 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2 Exploit, 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/71083 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1 Third Party Advisory (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=17533 Issue Tracking (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=bb0d867169d7e9743d229804106a8fbcab7f3b3f (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)