CVE-2014-8737 :: Enginsight Vulnerability Database

Provider	Type	Base Score	Atk. Vector	Atk. Complexity	Vector
NIST	NIST	3.6 UNKNOWN	LOCAL	LOW	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
mitre	CNA	---			---
CVE	ADP	---			---

Base Score

CVSS 3.x

EPSS Score

Percentile: 23%

Vendor	Product	Version
canonical	ubuntu_linux	10.04
canonical	ubuntu_linux	12.04
canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.04
canonical	ubuntu_linux	14.10
gnu	binutils	𝑥 ≤ 2.24

𝑥

= Vulnerable software versions

Debian Releases

Debian Product

Codename

binutils

bullseye	2.35.2-2 fixed
bookworm	2.40-2 fixed
sid	2.43.1-5 fixed
trixie	2.43.1-5 fixed

binutils-mingw-w64

bullseye	8.11 fixed
bookworm	10.4 fixed
sid	12 fixed
trixie	12 fixed

Ubuntu Releases

Ubuntu Product

Codename

binutils

utopic	Fixed 2.24.90.20141014-0ubuntu3.1 released
trusty	Fixed 2.24-5ubuntu3.1 released
precise	Fixed 2.22-6ubuntu1.2 released
lucid	Fixed 2.20.1-3ubuntu7.2 released

Known Exploits!

Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
The software uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the software does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

References

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145256.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145352.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145746.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html

http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html

http://secunia.com/advisories/62241

http://secunia.com/advisories/62746

http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/1

http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70908

http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162655

https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533

https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17552

https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=dd9b91de2149ee81d47f708e7b0bbf57da10ad42