CVE-2014-8504

Publication date 9 December 2014

Last updated 24 July 2024

Ubuntu priority

Description

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.

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Status

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Package	Ubuntu Release	Status
binutils	14.10 utopic	Fixed 2.24.90.20141014-0ubuntu3.1
	14.04 LTS trusty	Fixed 2.24-5ubuntu3.1
	12.04 LTS precise	Fixed 2.22-6ubuntu1.2
	10.04 LTS lucid	Fixed 2.20.1-3ubuntu7.2

Notes

sbeattie

buffer overflow is caught by fortify source, so DoS only

Patch details

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Package	Patch details
binutils	Upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=708d7d0d11f0f2d776171979aa3479e8e12a38a0

References

Related Ubuntu Security Notices (USN)

USN-2496-1
GNU binutils vulnerabilities
9 February 2015