CVE-2014-8738

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    CVE-2014-8738

    Published: 15 Jan 2015Last Modified: 16 Apr 2026

    Summary:

    Details: 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.

    References: 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://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html, http://secunia.com/advisories/62241, http://secunia.com/advisories/62746, http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3123, http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2, http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1, https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/4, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2, https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533, http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71083, https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=bb0d867169d7e9743d229804106a8fbcab7f3b3f

    Affected packages

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    Attack Vector
    Network
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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