Security Advisory

CVE-2014-8738

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Vulnerability Description

The _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table function in bfd/archive.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write, segmentation fault, and crash) via a crafted extended name table in an archive.
Published Date January 15, 2015
Official Source NIST NVD Advisory