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CVE-2014-8738

Published: 15 January 2015

The _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table function in bfd/archive.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write, segmentation fault, and crash) via a crafted extended name table in an archive.

Priority

Medium

Status

Package Release Status
binutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
lucid
Released (2.20.1-3ubuntu7.2)
precise
Released (2.22-6ubuntu1.2)
trusty
Released (2.24-5ubuntu3.1)
upstream Needs triage

utopic
Released (2.24.90.20141014-0ubuntu3.1)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=bb0d867169d7e9743d229804106a8fbcab7f3b3f