CVE-2014-8738
MEDIUM severity · CVSS 5 · Memory corruption
5CVSS MEDIUM
Summary
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.
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/2015-January/147346.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.htmlAdvisory
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.htmlAdvisory
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62746
- http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3123Advisory
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029