Buffer overflow in binutils (Alpine package)

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU32467

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 2.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8484

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in libdbfd in GNU binutils before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a small S-record.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

binutils (Alpine package): 2.21-r0 - 2.24-r2

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:binutils_alpine_package:2.21-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.2
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:binutils_alpine_package:2.21.1-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.3
• cpe:2.3:a:alpine:binutils_alpine_package:2.23-r0:*:*:*:*:alpine_linux:*:2.5

External links

https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8d6982ebe3ec8098818bdfb8bd8f52895cca0fc0
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5dc266240b040a93e7dd9fbd26e94f5f92b6c292
https://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6e866d5d899e7e93df6525c24b5560383ff34453

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.