CVE-2014-8738

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The _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table function in bfd/archive.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to

The _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table function in bfd/archive.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write, segmentation fault, and crash) via a crafted extended name table in an archive.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5 EPSS 0.07857

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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

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

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

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v2 Vector

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

Published to NVD15 Jan 2015 · 03:59 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/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

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.htmlThird Party Advisory

http://secunia.com/advisories/62241

http://secunia.com/advisories/62746

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http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3123Third Party Advisory

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

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/4ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

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

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71083

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

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

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533Issue Tracking

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

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