#VU32469 Buffer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2014-8501
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32469
Vulnerability 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:
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 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: 1.2.3-1
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://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html
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/2014/10/26/3
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/1
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70866
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162570
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17512
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=7e1e19887abd24aeb15066b141cdff5541e0ec8e
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.
