Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 9, 2014· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-8501
CVE-2014-8501
Description
The _bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in function in bfd/peXXigen.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) and possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted NumberOfRvaAndSizes field in the AOUT header in a PE executable.
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Affected products
9cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*+ 3 more
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:10.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:12.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 2 more
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:20:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:21:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
17- sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cginvdExploitIssue Tracking
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/3nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1nvdThird Party Advisory
- www.mandriva.com/security/advisoriesnvdBroken Link
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue Tracking
- secunia.com/advisories/62241nvd
- secunia.com/advisories/62746nvd
- www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.htmlnvd
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70866nvd
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24nvd
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