CVE-2014-8501
EPSS 5.9%
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.
How to fix CVE-2014-8501
To remediate CVE-2014-8501, 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
- Debian/gdb—no fix listed
Is CVE-2014-8501 being exploited?
Moderate — EPSS is 5.9%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.
Affected packages (3)
- from 0, < 2.24.90.20141104-1
- from 0, < 5.2
- from 0