CVE-2014-9939: gnu binutils
CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2014-9939DEBIAN-CVE-2014-9939
Published 21-03-2017Last modified 06-08-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2014-9939 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in gnu binutils. EPSS estimates a 2.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 82.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)EPSS score
2.28%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 9 · Related 5Timeline
- 21-03-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 06-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
ihex.c in GNU Binutils before 2.26 contains a stack buffer overflow when printing bad bytes in Intel Hex objects.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsCritical 9.8Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated9.8CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
High 7.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
2.28%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
83%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 2.28% on 18-09-2026
18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score2.28%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian2 products
- binutils< 2.25.90.20151125-1
- gdb< 7.10-1
Ubuntu2 products
- binutilsAll versions (No fix recorded)
- gdb< 7.7.1-0ubuntu5~14.04.3
Gnu1 product
- binutils≤ 2.25
3 vendors · 5 products
References
7 links- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/31/6X Refsource MISCMailing ListThird Party AdvisoryREPORT
