CVE-2014-8504
binutils: stack overflow in the SREC parser
Severity
LowRed Hat Product Security
CVSS 2.0
Review impact separately from score.
Published · October 27, 2014
Updated · January 29, 2026
Description
A stack-based buffer overflow flaw was found in the SREC parser of the libbfd library. A specially crafted file could cause an application using the libbfd library to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the user running that application.
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 · 1.2AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
CWE-121 · Stack-based Buffer Overflow