CVE-2014-8504

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Stack-based buffer overflow in the srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attac

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.

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 0.04318

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Public exploit or PoC is available
CVSS base score ≥ 7.0

Sigma rules0 YARA rules0

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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

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Affected Products & Versions

canonical ubuntu linuxall versions
gnu binutils<= 2.24
fedoraproject fedoraall versions

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Public Exploits & PoCs

pocsourceware.org · show_bug.cgi?id=17510sourceware.org

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Scoring & Timeline

7.5

HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org

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v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD09 Dec 2014 · 11:59 PM

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Vendor Advisories

usnUSN-2496-1

rhsaRHSA-2015:2079Moderate

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.htmlThird Party Advisory

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http://secunia.com/advisories/62241Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/62746Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory

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

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/4ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/5ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/1Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70761Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162621Issue Tracking

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

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git

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