CVEvulnerability

CVE-2014-8484

5.0 MEDIUM Published 2014-12-09 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2014-12-09
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
5.0 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-119

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• gnu binutils (<= 2.24) • fedoraproject fedora 19 • fedoraproject fedora 20 • fedoraproject fedora 21 • canonical ubuntu linux 10.04 • canonical ubuntu linux 12.04 • canonical ubuntu linux 14.04 • canonical ubuntu linux 14.10

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer weakness

References