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CVE-2014-8484
The srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in libdbfd in GNU binutils before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
Medium5.0EPSS 5.1%
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- mitre
Description
The srec_scan function in bfd/srec.c in libdbfd in GNU binutils before 2.25 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a small S-record.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.1% · top 7.7% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.0.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (15)
- 62241 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- MDVSA-2015:029 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRIVAx_transferred
- USN-2496-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred
- FEDORA-2014-14995 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141023 Re: strings / libbfd crasher (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17509 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 70714 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20141026 Re: strings / libbfd crasher (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1156272 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- FEDORA-2014-14963 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- 62746 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- FEDORA-2014-14838 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_FEDORAx_transferred
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Ba=commit%3Bh=bd25671c6f202c4a5108883caa2adb24ff6f361f (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- GLSA-201612-24 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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