CVE-2014-8484
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5 · Memory corruption
5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
The srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in libdbfd in GNU binutils before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a small S-record.
Impact & exploitability
Attack vectorNetwork
Attack complexityLow
Privileges required—
User interaction—
Confidentiality impactNone
Integrity impactNone
Availability impact—
Exploit probability (EPSS)5%
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Affected products we track (1)
Recommendation
Apply the vendor fix in your normal patch cycle. Open any affected product above for its exact safe version.
Additional information
- NVD record
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.htmlAdvisory
- http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/23/5
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62241Advisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62746Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/2Advisory