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CVE-2014-8484

Published: 9 December 2014

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
last chunk of commit is to revert immediately prior commit,
dropping that chunk from our patch

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
binutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream
Released (2.25)
lucid
Released (2.20.1-3ubuntu7.2)
precise
Released (2.22-6ubuntu1.2)
trusty
Released (2.24-5ubuntu3.1)
utopic Not vulnerable
(2.24.90.20141014-0ubuntu3)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git;a=commit;h=bd25671c6f202c4a5108883caa2adb24ff6f361f