Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Dec 9, 2014· Updated May 6, 2026
CVE-2014-8737
CVE-2014-8737
Description
Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to (1) strip or (2) objcopy or create arbitrary files via (3) a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to ar.
Affected products
8cpe: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
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
16- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145256.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145352.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145746.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
- lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.htmlnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/1nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/70908nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- 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
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24nvd
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