CVE-2014-8738

medium

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.

References

Advisories
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http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7

http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3123

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=bb0d867169d7e9743d229804106a8fbcab7f3b3f

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71083

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/62746

http://secunia.com/advisories/62241

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2015-01-15

Updated: 2025-04-12

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H