CVE-2014-8501

CVE Details

Release Date:

2014-10-26

Description

The _bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in function in bfd/peXXigen.c in GNUbinutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) and possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted NumberOfRvaAndSizes field in the AOUT header in a PE executable.

See more information about CVE-2014-8501 from MITRE CVE dictionary and NIST NVD

CVSS v2.0 metrics

NOTE: The following CVSS v2.0 metrics and score provided are preliminary and subject to review.

Base Score:	2.6	Base Metrics:	AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector:	Local network	Attack Complexity:	High
Authentication:	None required	Confidentiality Impact:	Partial
Integrity Impact:	None	Availability Impact:	Partial

Errata information

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

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