7.5
HIGH
CVE-2014-8504
GNU binutils Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 9, 2014, 11:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 2:22 a.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.4

Exploitability Score :

10.0
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8504 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Canonical ubuntu_linux
1 Fedoraproject fedora
1 Gnu binutils
: Total Affected Vendor : 3 | Products : 3
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2014-8504.

URL Resource
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html Third Party Advisory
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62241 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://secunia.com/advisories/62746 Permissions Required Third Party Advisory
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029 Broken Link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/4 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/5 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/1 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70761 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1 Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162621 Issue Tracking
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510 Exploit Issue Tracking
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=708d7d0d11f0f2d776171979aa3479e8e12a38a0

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-8504 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-8504 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=708d7d0d11f0f2d776171979aa3479e8e12a38a0 [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=708d7d0d11f0f2d776171979aa3479e8e12a38a0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jul. 01, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24 [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 25, 2016

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 2 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous) Configuration 3 OR *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70761 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70761 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/62241 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/62241 Third Party Advisory, Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029 No Types Assigned http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029 Broken Link
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/5 Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/5 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=708d7d0d11f0f2d776171979aa3479e8e12a38a0 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=708d7d0d11f0f2d776171979aa3479e8e12a38a0 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://secunia.com/advisories/62746 No Types Assigned http://secunia.com/advisories/62746 Third Party Advisory, Permissions Required
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/4 Exploit http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/4 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1 No Types Assigned http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162621 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162621 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510 Exploit https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510 Issue Tracking, Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html No Types Assigned http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/1 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70761
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Apr. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html
    Added Reference http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Mar. 18, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Feb. 11, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62746
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 22, 2015

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://secunia.com/advisories/62241
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.24:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/4 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/5 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/5 Exploit
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17510 Exploit
    Added CWE CWE-119
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 10, 2014

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.08 }} 0.05%

score

0.84491

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability
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