First published: Tue Nov 11 2014(Updated: )
Last updated 24 July 2024
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 2.43.50.20241204-2 | |
debian/binutils-mingw-w64 | 8.11 10.4 12 |
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CVE-2014-8503 refers to a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability in the ihex_scan function in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier versions.
CVE-2014-8503 has a severity rating of low.
CVE-2014-8503 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and potentially have other unspecified impacts by exploiting a crafted ihex file.
GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier versions are affected by CVE-2014-8503.
You can find more information about CVE-2014-8503 at the following references: [1] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/1, [2] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162607, [3] https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17512