CVE-2014-8485

CVSS V2 High 7.5 CVSS V3 None
Description
The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2014-8485
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Modified
  • Published Version
  • 2014-12-09T23:59:01
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2017-07-01T01:29:08
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-94 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/94.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 2.24
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 7.5
  • Severity
  • HIGH
  • Exploitability Score
  • 10
  • Impact Score
  • 6.4
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=493a33860c71cac998f1a56d6d87d6faa801fbaa Patch Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157276 Broken Link
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html Third Party Advisory
http://lcamtuf.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/psa-dont-run-strings-on-untrusted-files.html Exploit Press/Media Coverage
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510 Issue Tracking
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/2 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62241 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62746 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1 Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029 Broken Link
http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70741
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8485
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8485
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 09:41:02 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 02:35:55 2014-12-09T23:59Z 2014-12-09T23:59:01 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 02:35:55 2017-07-01T01:29:08 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 02:35:55 Modified Vulnerability Status updated