CVE-2014-8504

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    CVE-2014-8504

    Published: 9 Dec 2014Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Stack-based buffer overflow in the srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted file.

    References: http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html, http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/62241, http://secunia.com/advisories/62746, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/5, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/1, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70761, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/5, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/1, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/5, https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510, http://secunia.com/advisories/62241, http://secunia.com/advisories/62746, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162621, https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510, https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=708d7d0d11f0f2d776171979aa3479e8e12a38a0

    Affected packages

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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