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CVE-2014-8738 Details

Description

The _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table function in bfd/archive.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write, segmentation fault, and crash) via a crafted extended name table in an archive.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62241	CVE
http://secunia.com/advisories/62746	CVE
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24	CVE
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533	CVE	Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=bb0d867169d7e9743d229804106a8fbcab7f3b3f	CVE
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3123	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029	CVE	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/4	CVE	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7	CVE	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2	CVE	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71083	CVE
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1	CVE	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62241	[email protected]
http://secunia.com/advisories/62746	[email protected]
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24	[email protected]
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533	[email protected]	Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=bb0d867169d7e9743d229804106a8fbcab7f3b3f	[email protected]
http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3123	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029	[email protected]	Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/4	[email protected]	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7	[email protected]	Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2	[email protected]	ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71083	[email protected]
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
fedoraproject fedora	20 21
CPE cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
debian debian linux	7.0
CPE cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:7.0:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
gnu binutils	<= 2.24
CPE cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	10.04 12.04 14.04 14.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

16 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
May 6, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jul 1, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 28, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 15, 2016	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Sep 8, 2016	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Apr 18, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 24, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 18, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Feb 11, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 22, 2015	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 16, 2015	Modified Analysis	[email protected]
Jan 16, 2015	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

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