CVE-2014-8484 in binutils

Summary

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.

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• Reservation: 10/24/2014
• Disclosure: 12/09/2014
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-73160 (2)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 5.3
• EPSS: 0.02772
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-8484
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8484
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2014-8484/