| Name | CVE-2014-8503 |
| Description | Stack-based buffer overflow in the ihex_scan function in bfd/ihex.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly have other unspecified impact via a crafted ihex file. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-184-1, DSA-3123-1, DSA-3123-2 |
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| binutils (PTS) | jessie, jessie (lts) | 2.25-5+deb8u2 | fixed |
| stretch (lts), stretch | 2.28-5+deb9u1 | fixed | |
| buster, buster (lts) | 2.31.1-16+deb10u1 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 2.35.2-2 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 2.40-2 | fixed | |
| trixie | 2.43.50.20241215-1 | fixed | |
| sid | 2.43.50.20241221-1 | fixed | |
| binutils-mingw-w64 (PTS) | jessie | 5.2+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch | 7.4 | fixed | |
| buster | 8.3 | fixed | |
| bullseye | 8.11 | fixed | |
| bookworm | 10.4 | fixed | |
| sid, trixie | 12 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| binutils | source | squeeze | 2.20.1-16+deb6u1 | DLA-184-1 | ||
| binutils | source | wheezy | 2.22-8+deb7u2 | DSA-3123-1 | ||
| binutils | source | (unstable) | 2.24.90.20141104-1 | |||
| binutils-mingw-w64 | source | wheezy | 2+deb7u1 | DSA-3123-2 | ||
| binutils-mingw-w64 | source | (unstable) | 5.2 |
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17512#c33
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17512#c34
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=0102ea8cec5fc509bba6c91df61b7ce23a799d32