Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.842088
Category:	Ubuntu Local Security Checks
Title:	Ubuntu: Security Advisory (USN-2496-1)
Summary:	The remote host is missing an update for the 'binutils' package(s) announced via the USN-2496-1 advisory.
Description:	Summary: The remote host is missing an update for the 'binutils' package(s) announced via the USN-2496-1 advisory. Vulnerability Insight: Michal Zalewski discovered that the setup_group function in libbfd in GNU binutils did not properly check group headers in ELF files. An attacker could use this to craft input that could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8485) Hanno Bock discovered that the _bfd_XXi_swap_aouthdr_in function in libbfd in GNU binutils allowed out-of-bounds writes. An attacker could use this to craft input that could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8501) Hanno Bock discovered a heap-based buffer overflow in the pe_print_edata function in libbfd in GNU binutils. An attacker could use this to craft input that could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8502) Alexander Cherepanov discovered multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils. An attacker could use this to craft input that could delete arbitrary files. (CVE-2014-8737) Alexander Cherepanov discovered the _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table function in libbfd in GNU binutils allowed invalid writes when handling extended name tables in an archive. An attacker could use this to craft input that could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8738) Hanno Bock discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the ihex_scan function in libbfd in GNU binutils. An attacker could use this to craft input that could cause a denial of service (application crash). (CVE-2014-8503) Michal Zalewski discovered a stack-based buffer overflow in the srec_scan function in libbfd in GNU binutils. An attacker could use this to craft input that could cause a denial of service (application crash), the GNU C library's Fortify Source printf protection should prevent the possibility of executing arbitrary code. (CVE-2014-8504) Michal Zalewski discovered that the srec_scan function in libbfd in GNU binutils allowed out-of-bounds reads. An attacker could use this to craft input to cause a denial of service. This issue only affected Ubuntu 14.04 LTS, Ubuntu 12.04 LTS, and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. (CVE-2014-8484) Sang Kil Cha discovered multiple integer overflows in the _objalloc_alloc function and objalloc_alloc macro in binutils. This could allow an attacker to cause a denial of service (application crash). This issue only affected Ubuntu 12.04 LTS and Ubuntu 10.04 LTS. (CVE-2012-3509) Alexander Cherepanov and Hanno Bock discovered multiple additional out-of-bounds reads and writes in GNU binutils. An attacker could use these to craft input that could cause a denial of service (application crash) or possibly execute arbitrary code. A few of these issues may be limited in exposure to a denial of service (application abort) by the GNU C library's Fortify Source printf protection. The strings(1) utility in GNU binutils used libbfd by ... [Please see the references for more information on the vulnerabilities] Affected Software/OS: 'binutils' package(s) on Ubuntu 10.04, Ubuntu 12.04, Ubuntu 14.04, Ubuntu 14.10. Solution: Please install the updated package(s). CVSS Score: 7.5 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2012-3509 55281 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/55281 MDVSA-2015:029 http://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029 USN-2496-1 http://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1 [gcc-patches] 20120829 [PATCH] PR other/54411: libiberty: objalloc_alloc integer overflows (CVE-2012-3509) http://gcc.gnu.org/ml/gcc-patches/2012-08/msg01986.html [oss-security] 20120829 CVE-2012-3509: objalloc_alloc integer overflows in libiberty http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2012/08/29/3 gnu-libiberty-overflow(78135) https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/78135 http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=54411 http://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2012-3509 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8484 BugTraq ID: 70714 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70714 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145742.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145262.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145328.html https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201612-24 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/23/5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/2 http://secunia.com/advisories/62241 http://secunia.com/advisories/62746 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8485 BugTraq ID: 70741 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70741 http://lcamtuf.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/psa-dont-run-strings-on-untrusted-files.html Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8501 BugTraq ID: 70866 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70866 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/26/3 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/31/1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8502 BugTraq ID: 70869 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70869 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8503 BugTraq ID: 70868 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70868 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8504 BugTraq ID: 70761 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70761 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/4 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/10/27/5 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8737 BugTraq ID: 70908 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70908 http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145256.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145746.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145352.html http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/1 Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2014-8738 BugTraq ID: 71083 http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/71083 Debian Security Information: DSA-3123 (Google Search) http://www.debian.org/security/2015/dsa-3123 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/02/4 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/05/7 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/2
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