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CRITICAL CVSS 3.0
CVE-2014-9939
GNU Binutils Stack Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

ihex.c in GNU Binutils before 2.26 contains a stack buffer overflow when printing bad bytes in Intel Hex objects.

INFO

Published Date :

March 21, 2017, 6:59 a.m.

Last Modified :

April 20, 2025, 1:37 a.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

[email protected]
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-9939 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 Gnu binutils
: Total Affected Vendor : 1 | Products : 1
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.0 CRITICAL [email protected]
Solution
This vulnerability can be remediated by updating the affected binutils and Linux packages.
  • Update the affected binutils packages.
  • Update the affected Linux packages.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2014-9939 has a 9 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

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-2014-9939.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/31/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18750 Issue Tracking Patch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=7e27a9d5f22f9f7ead11738b1546d0b5c737266b
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/31/6 Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18750 Issue Tracking Patch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=7e27a9d5f22f9f7ead11738b1546d0b5c737266b
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2014-9939 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2014-9939 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation

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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Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2014-9939 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

Results are limited to the first 20 news articles due to potential performance issues.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2014-9939 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 af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/31/6
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18750
    Added Reference https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=7e27a9d5f22f9f7ead11738b1546d0b5c737266b
  • 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=7e27a9d5f22f9f7ead11738b1546d0b5c737266b [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference MITRE https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=7e27a9d5f22f9f7ead11738b1546d0b5c737266b
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 22, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=7e27a9d5f22f9f7ead11738b1546d0b5c737266b No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=7e27a9d5f22f9f7ead11738b1546d0b5c737266b Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/31/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/31/6 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18750 No Types Assigned https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18750 Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-119
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.25:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 7.5
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Exploit Prediction

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

0.38 }} -0.03%

score

0.58441

percentile