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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in GNU binutils up to 2.25. The affected element is an unknown function of the file ihex.c. This manipulation causes memory corruption. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-9939. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in GNU binutils up to 2.25 (Programming Tool Software). Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the file ihex.c. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

ihex.c in GNU Binutils before 2.26 contains a stack buffer overflow when printing bad bytes in Intel Hex objects.

The bug was discovered 05/01/2017. The weakness was published 03/21/2017 as Bug 18750 as confirmed bug report (Bugzilla). It is possible to read the advisory at sourceware.org. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2014-9939 since 03/21/2017. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 102015 (Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.04 : gdb vulnerabilities (USN-3367-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Ubuntu Local Security Checks and running in the context l. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 171641 (SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for binutils (SUSE-SU-2018:3207-1)).

Upgrading to version 2.26 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published 5 months after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (102015) and SecurityFocus (BID 104021†). Similar entries are available at VDB-98228, VDB-98229, VDB-98231 and VDB-98344. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Type

• Programming Tool Software

Vendor

• GNU

Name

• binutils

Version

• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25

License

• open-source

Website

• Vendor: https://www.gnu.org/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 102015
Nessus Name: Ubuntu 14.04 LTS / 16.04 LTS / 17.04 : gdb vulnerabilities (USN-3367-1)
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OpenVAS ID: 841810
OpenVAS Name: Ubuntu Update for gdb USN-3367-1
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

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Upgrade: binutils 2.26
Patch: 7e27a9d5f22f9f7ead11738b1546d0b5c737266b

Timelineinfo

03/21/2017 🔍
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05/01/2017 +41 days 🔍
07/26/2017 +86 days 🔍
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04/29/2018 +276 days 🔍
11/14/2022 +1660 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: gnu.org

Advisory: Bug 18750
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-9939 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-9939
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-98335
SecurityFocus: 104021 - GNU Binutils CVE-2018-10535 Remote Denial of Service Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2014-9939 - GNU - Binutils - Buffer Overflow Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/21/2017 17:11
Updated: 11/14/2022 10:03
Changes: 03/21/2017 17:11 (84), 11/14/2022 10:03 (3)
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Cache ID: 216:E12:103

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