Buffer overflow in binutils (Alpine package)



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-8501
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 binutils (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU32469

Risk: Medium

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

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8501

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

The _bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in function in bfd/peXXigen.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) and possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted NumberOfRvaAndSizes field in the AOUT header in a PE executable.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

binutils (Alpine package): 2.24-r2

CPE2.3 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.



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