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Echo: binutils-mingw-w64: security update to 12+e1

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 458182

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2014-8484)

Solution

Update the binutils-mingw-w64 library and its related packages to version 12+e1 or later.

See Also

https://advisory.echohq.com/cve/CVE-2014-8484

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 458182

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Published: 10/2/2026

Updated: 10/2/2026

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-8484

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.4

Temporal Score: 7.3

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/23/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-8484