CVE-2014-8737

GNU binutils <2.24 - Path Traversal

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to (1) strip or (2) objcopy or create arbitrary files via (3) a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to ar.

References (19)

Core 19
Core References
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145746.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62241
Broken Link vendor-advisory x_refsource_mandriva
http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029
Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162655
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_ubuntu
http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
Exploit, Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17552
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145352.html
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list x_refsource_mlist
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/1
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/62746
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70908
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_fedora
http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145256.html
Exploit, Issue Tracking x_refsource_confirm
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533
Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory x_refsource_gentoo
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24

Scores

EPSS 0.0007
EPSS Percentile 22.1%

Details

CWE
CWE-22
Status published
Products (8)
canonical/ubuntu_linux 10.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 12.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.04
canonical/ubuntu_linux 14.10
fedoraproject/fedora 19
fedoraproject/fedora 20
fedoraproject/fedora 21
gnu/binutils < 2.24
Published Dec 09, 2014
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026