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CVE-2014-8738
Published:January 15, 2015
Updated:May 17, 2026
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.
Related Resources (20)
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/4
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=bb0d867169d7e9743d229804106a8fbcab7f3b3f
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3123
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71083
http://secunia.com/advisories/62241
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8738
https://people.canonical.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2014-8738
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-8738
http://secunia.com/advisories/62746
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
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CVSS v3
Base Score:
5.3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
LOW
CVSS v2
Base Score:
5
Access Vector
NETWORK
Access Complexity
LOW
Authentication
NONE
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
Weakness Type (CWE)
Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-119
EPSS
Base Score:
7.86