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High
CVE-2014-8504
Stack-based buffer overflow in the srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in...
Vulnerability Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the srec_scan function in bfd/srec.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 crafted file.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Credits & Attribution
No credits recorded in the NVD database.
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162621
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62241
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/5
- 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/2014/10/27/4
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/1
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=708d7d0d11f0f2d776171979aa3479e8e12a38a0
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70761
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
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ubuntu linux, binutils, fedora
Vulnerable Versions:
10.04, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10, 0, 19, 20, 21
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.