#VU32470 Heap-based buffer overflow in Binutils - CVE-2014-8502
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32470
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-122
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 attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Heap-based buffer overflow in the pe_print_edata function in bfd/peXXigen.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier. A remote attacker can use a truncated export table in a PE file. to trigger heap-based buffer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.
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/2014/10/31/1
https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70869
https://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162594
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=5a4b0ccc20ba30caef53b01bee2c0aaa5b855339
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.
