CVE-2014-8484

Published: Dec 9, 2014Modified: May 6, 2026

5.0

Vector

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

Exploitability: 10.0 / Impact: 2.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (8)

Products: Gnu: Binutils · Fedoraproject: Fedora · Canonical: Ubuntu Linux

1 product

1 product

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Gnu Binutils	Up to 2.24

Configuration B

3 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 19
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 20
Fedoraproject Fedora	Version 21

Configuration C

4 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 10.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 12.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.04
Canonical Ubuntu Linux	Version 14.10

Related CWEs

CWE-119

Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.

References (30)

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/23/5

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List

http://secunia.com/advisories/62241

Source: cve@mitre.org

Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/62746

Source: cve@mitre.org

Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/2

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70714

Source: cve@mitre.org

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156272

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link

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

Source: cve@mitre.org

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17509

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking

https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd25671c6f202c4a5108883caa2adb24ff6f361f

Source: cve@mitre.org

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html