Buffer overflow in binutils (Alpine package)



Published: 2014-12-08
Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2014-8738
CWE-ID CWE-119
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
Subscribe 		binutils (Alpine package)
Operating systems & Components / Operating system package or component

Vendor Alpine Linux Development Team

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Buffer overflow

EUVDB-ID: #VU32474

Risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2014-8738

CWE-ID: CWE-119 - Memory corruption

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform service disruption.

The _bfd_slurp_extended_name_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.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

binutils (Alpine package): 2.24-r2

CPE2.3 External links

http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=8d6982ebe3ec8098818bdfb8bd8f52895cca0fc0
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=5dc266240b040a93e7dd9fbd26e94f5f92b6c292
http://git.alpinelinux.org/aports/commit/?id=6e866d5d899e7e93df6525c24b5560383ff34453


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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