#VU32467 Buffer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2014-8484

Vulnerability identifier: #VU32467

Vulnerability 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

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: GNU

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: 2.7 - 2.24.0

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External links
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html
https://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/23/5
https://secunia.com/advisories/62241
https://secunia.com/advisories/62746
https://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/2
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70714
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156272
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17509
https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=bd25671c6f202c4a5108883caa2adb24ff6f361f

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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.