UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8501

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2014-8501
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2014/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8501.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8501
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Published
2014-12-09T00:00:00Z
Modified
2025-07-18T16:43:06Z
Severity
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The bfdXXiswapaouthdr_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.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / binutils

Package

Name
binutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/binutils@2.24-5ubuntu3.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
2.24-5ubuntu3.1

Affected versions

2.*

2.23.52.20130913-0ubuntu1
2.23.90.20131017-1ubuntu1
2.23.90.20131116-1ubuntu1
2.23.91.20131123-1ubuntu1
2.24-1ubuntu1
2.24-1ubuntu2
2.24-2ubuntu1
2.24-2ubuntu2
2.24-2ubuntu3
2.24-4ubuntu1
2.24-5ubuntu1
2.24-5ubuntu2
2.24-5ubuntu3

Ecosystem specific 

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    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils-multiarch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils-multiarch-dev"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils-source"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils-static"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "2.24-5ubuntu3.1",
            "binary_name": "binutils-static-udeb"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / gdb

Package

Name
gdb
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/gdb@7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3

Affected versions

7.*

7.6.1-0ubuntu3
7.6.1-1ubuntu1
7.6.50.20131218-0ubuntu1
7.7-0ubuntu1
7.7-0ubuntu2
7.7-0ubuntu3
7.7-0ubuntu3.1
7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "gdb"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "gdb-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "gdb-doc"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "gdb-minimal"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "gdb-minimal-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "gdb-multiarch"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "gdb-source"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "gdb64"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "gdbserver"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3",
            "binary_name": "gdbserver-dbgsym"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}