UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8738

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8738
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8738.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8738
Related
Published
2015-01-15T00:00:00Z
Modified
2015-01-15T00:00:00Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The bfdslurpextendedname_table function in bfd/archive.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write, segmentation fault, and crash) via a crafted extended name table in an archive.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils?arch=src?distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.24-5ubuntu3.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1
2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1
2.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu1
2.23.91.20131123-1ubuntu1
2.24-1ubuntu1
2.24-1ubuntu2
2.24-2ubuntu1
2.24-2ubuntu2
2.24-2ubuntu3
2.24-4ubuntu1
2.24-5ubuntu1
2.24-5ubuntu2
2.24-5ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils-multiarch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils-multiarch-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils-source"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils-static"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils-static-udeb"
        }
    ]
}