CVE-2014-8737 — Path Traversal in Binutils

CWE-22 — Path Traversal8 documents8 sources
Severity
3.6LOWNVD
EPSS
0.1%
top 80.50%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
3
GNU BinutilsCanonical Ubuntu LinuxFedoraproject Fedora
Timeline
PublishedDec 9
Latest updateMay 17

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.

CVSS vector

AV:L/AC:L/C:N/I:P/A:PExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 4.9

Affected Packages2 packages

▶Debiangnu/binutils< 2.24.90.20141124-1+3
▶NVDgnu/binutils2.24

Also affects: Fedora 19, 20, 21, Ubuntu Linux 10.04, 12.04, 14.04, 14.10

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-p54r-q4hv-rx4g: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2↗2022-05-17
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OSV
CVE-2014-8737: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2↗2014-12-09
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CVEList
CVE-2014-8737: Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2↗2014-12-09
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📋Vendor Advisories

3
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities↗2015-02-09
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Red Hat
binutils: directory traversal vulnerability↗2014-11-04
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Debian
CVE-2014-8737: binutils - Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier al...↗2014
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2014-8737 binutils: directory traversal vulnerability↗2014-11-11
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