UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8738

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8738

    Published: 15 Jan 2015Last Modified: 22 Apr 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2014-8738
    Aliases:
    USN-2496-1

    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: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8738, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-2496-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8738

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: binutils

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/[email protected]?arch=source&distro=trusty

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -2.24-5ubuntu3.1

    Affected versions

    2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1
    2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1
    2.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu1
    2.23.91.20131123-1ubuntu1

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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