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CVE-2014-8737 json

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot…

published 2014-12-09 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2014-8569

cvss
3.6
version 2.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.0%
EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 64%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Multiple directory traversal vulnerabilities in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allow local users to delete arbitrary files via a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to (1) strip or (2) objcopy or create arbitrary files via (3) a .. (dot dot) or full path name in an archive to ar.

Patch / fix

  • binutils Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 2.24.90.20141124-1
  • binutils-mingw-w64 Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 5.2

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2014-8737

  • binutils Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 2.24-5ubuntu3.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2014-8737

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • binutils RHEL 7 2.23.52.0.1-55.el7

red hat advisories RHSA-2015:2079

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2014-8737 updated cvss 2.1

binutils: directory traversal vulnerability

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 binutils, binutils220 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 binutils, mingw32-binutils
    affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client (v. 7) binutils 2.23.52.0.1-55.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Client Optional (v. 7) binutils-devel 2.23.52.0.1-55.el7, binutils-debuginfo 2.23.52.0.1-55.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode (v. 7) binutils 2.23.52.0.1-55.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux ComputeNode Optional (v. 7) binutils-devel 2.23.52.0.1-55.el7, binutils-debuginfo 2.23.52.0.1-55.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) binutils 2.23.52.0.1-55.el7 Red Hat Enterprise Linux Workstation (v. 7) binutils 2.23.52.0.1-55.el7
    fixed: vendor fix RHSA-2015:2079

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Exploit prediction

1.04% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17552 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • sourceware.org https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=17533 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 2.0 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

Sources

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