CVE-2014-8503

binutils: stack overflow in objdump when parsing specially crafted ihex file

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

2.6

CVSS 2.0

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Published · October 30, 2014

Updated · January 29, 2026

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the way objdump processed IHEX files. A specially crafted IHEX file could cause objdump to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running objdump.

Statement

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 is now in Production 3 Phase of the support and maintenance life cycle. This has been rated as having Low security impact and is not currently planned to be addressed in future updates. For additional information, refer to the Red Hat Enterprise Linux Life Cycle: https://access.redhat.com/support/policy/updates/errata/.

CVSS score applicability

The CVSS score(s) listed for this vulnerability do not reflect the associated product's status, and are included for informational purposes to better understand the severity of this vulnerability.

Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 2.6
AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P

CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow