CVE-2014-9939

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: March 21, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

ihex.c in GNU Binutils before 2.26 contains a stack buffer overflow when printing bad bytes in Intel Hex objects.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/31/6
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18750
Source: cve@mitre.org
Issue Tracking Patch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=7e27a9d5f22f9f7ead11738b1546d0b5c737266b
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/31/6
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18750
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Issue Tracking Patch
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=7e27a9d5f22f9f7ead11738b1546d0b5c737266b
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
2.3%
81th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-119

Affected Vendors

gnu

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