CVE-2014-8485
EPSS 3.5%
Description
The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file.
How to fix CVE-2014-8485
To remediate CVE-2014-8485, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/binutils—upgrade to 2.24.90.20141104-1 or later
- Debian/binutils-mingw-w64—upgrade to 5.2 or later
Is CVE-2014-8485 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 3.5%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 2.24.90.20141104-1
- from 0, < 5.2