CVE-2014-8485
high
CVSS v3
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CVSS v2
7.5
VIR risk
7.5
Description
The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8485
OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 2.24.90.20141104-1 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 2.24.90.20141104-1 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 2.24.90.20141104-1 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 2.24.90.20141104-1 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 2.24.90.20141104-1 |
| ubuntu | 10.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 12.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.04 | affected | |
| ubuntu | 14.10 | affected | |
| fedora | 19 | affected | |
| fedora | 20 | affected | |
| fedora | 21 | affected | |
Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| gnu | binutils | {"endIncluding":"2.24"} | |
References
- http://lcamtuf.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/psa-dont-run-strings-on-untrusted-files.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62746
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/2
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70741
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1157276
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=493a33860c71cac998f1a56d6d87d6faa801fbaa
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8485
CWEs
CWE-94
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.