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High
CVE-2014-8502
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pe_print_edata function in bfd/peXXigen.c in...
Vulnerability Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the pe_print_edata function in bfd/peXXigen.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly have other unspecified impact via a truncated export table in a PE file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62241
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70869
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162594
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17512
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62746
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=5a4b0ccc20ba30caef53b01bee2c0aaa5b855339
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Vulnerable Versions:
19, 20, 21, 0, 10.04, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 9th, 2014
Last Modified:
August 6th, 2024
Added to House:
July 19th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.