GNU binutils 2.24 objdump-pe-crasher2 memory corruption

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A vulnerability was found in GNU binutils 2.24 (Programming Tool Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects some unknown processing of the component objdump-pe-crasher2. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Heap-based buffer overflow in the pe_print_edata function in bfd/peXXigen.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly have other unspecified impact via a truncated export table in a PE file.

The weakness was shared 11/03/2014 by Michal Zalewski (Website). The advisory is shared at sourceware.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2014-8502 since 10/28/2014. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 82301 (Debian DLA-184-1 : binutils security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Debian Local Security Checks. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 350082 (Amazon Linux Security Advisory for binutils: ALAS-2015-620).

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (98483) and Tenable (82301). The entries 68059, 68073, 68091 and 68108 are related to this item.

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Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Status: Unproven

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Nessus ID: 82301
Nessus Name: Debian DLA-184-1 : binutils security update
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OpenVAS ID: 14611
OpenVAS Name: Amazon Linux Local Check: alas-2015-620
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Patch: 5a4b0ccc20ba30caef53b01bee2c0aaa5b855339

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: USN-2496-1
Researcher: Michal Zalewski
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-8502 (🔍)
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X-Force: 98483 - GNU Binutils objdump-pe-crasher2 buffer overflow, High Risk
Vulnerability Center: 47567 - GNU binutils <=2.24 'bfd/peXXigen.c\x27 Remote Code Execution and DoS Vulnerability via a Crafted PE File, High
SecurityFocus: 70869 - binutils CVE-2014-8502 Heap Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Secunia: 62241

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Created: 11/06/2014 12:09
Updated: 02/24/2022 07:23
Changes: 11/06/2014 12:09 (69), 06/15/2017 11:21 (7), 02/24/2022 07:17 (4), 02/24/2022 07:23 (1)
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