CVE-2014-8502: Buffer Overflow
First published: Tue Nov 11 2014(Updated: )
A heap overflow was reborted [1] when running objdump on a specially crafted PE executable [2]. Upstream patches that address this are at [3] and [4]. [1]: <a href="https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17512#c17">https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17512#c17</a> [2]: <a href="https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=7862">https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=7862</a> [3]: <a href="https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5a4b0ccc20ba30caef53b01bee2c0aaa5b855339">https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5a4b0ccc20ba30caef53b01bee2c0aaa5b855339</a> [4]: <a href="https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=acafeb6056bec47d7211cf462a7c211a8c95cf42">https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=acafeb6056bec47d7211cf462a7c211a8c95cf42</a>
Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org
| Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
|---|---|---|
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =19 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =20 | |
| Fedoraproject Fedora | =21 | |
| GNU Binutils | <=2.24 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =10.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =12.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.04 | |
| Canonical Ubuntu Linux | =14.10 | |
| redhat/binutils | <2.25 | 2.25 |
| debian/binutils | 2.35.2-2 2.40-2 2.43.1-5 | |
| debian/binutils-mingw-w64 | 8.11 10.4 12 |
Remedy
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5a4b0ccc20ba30caef53b01bee2c0aaa5b855339
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Reference Links
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html
- http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62241
- http://secunia.com/advisories/62746
- http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/1
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70869
- http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162594
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17512
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=5a4b0ccc20ba30caef53b01bee2c0aaa5b855339
- https://launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2014-8502
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=5a4b0ccc20ba30caef53b01bee2c0aaa5b855339
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17512#c17
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/attachment.cgi?id=7862
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=acafeb6056bec47d7211cf462a7c211a8c95cf42
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1162602
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1162606
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1162599
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1162604
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1162598
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1162603
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1162601
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1162605
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1162600
- https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=1043575&action=diff
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=1043575&action=edit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=1162594#c17
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=1043578
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=1043578&action=edit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=1043579
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=1043579&action=edit
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=1043580
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/attachment.cgi?id=1043580&action=edit
- https://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-2079.html
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8502
- https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8502
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8502
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8502
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the vulnerability ID?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2014-8502.
What is the title of this vulnerability?
The title of this vulnerability is "Heap-based buffer overflow in the pe_print_edata function in bfd/peXXigen.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and..."
What is the severity of CVE-2014-8502?
The severity of CVE-2014-8502 is low.
How does CVE-2014-8502 affect the software?
CVE-2014-8502 affects GNU binutils versions 2.24 and earlier.
How can I fix the vulnerability (CVE-2014-8502)?
To fix CVE-2014-8502, update GNU binutils to version 2.25 or later.
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