CVE-2014-8485

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?

Moderate — EPSS is 7.5%. Track this CVE but it's not at the top of the prioritisation list.

Affected packages (2)

• from 0, < 2.24.90.20141104-1
• from 0, < 5.2

References (1)

• ADVISORYsecurity-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2014-8485