CVE-2014-8485

CVE Details

Release Date:	2014-10-24
Impact:	Moderate	What is this?

Description

The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24and 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.

See more information about CVE-2014-8485 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

NOTE: The following CVSS metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

CVSS v2 metrics

Base Score:	6.8
Vector String:	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Version:	2.0
Attack Vector:	Network
Attack Complexity:	Medium
Authentication:	None
Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	Partial
Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

Platform	Errata	Release Date
Oracle Linux version 7 (binutils)	ELSA-2015-2079	2015-11-23