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CVE-2014-8504

Published: 9 December 2014

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
buffer overflow is caught by fortify source, so DoS only

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
binutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Needs triage

lucid
Released (2.20.1-3ubuntu7.2)
precise
Released (2.22-6ubuntu1.2)
trusty
Released (2.24-5ubuntu3.1)
utopic
Released (2.24.90.20141014-0ubuntu3.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=708d7d0d11f0f2d776171979aa3479e8e12a38a0
This vulnerability is mitigated in part by the use of -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 in Ubuntu.