{"cve":"CVE-2014-8738","nvd":{"published":"2015-01-15T15:59:14.297","modified":"2026-06-17T00:17:15.033","status":"Modified","description":"The _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table function in bfd/archive.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write, segmentation fault, and crash) via a crafted extended name table in an archive.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":null,"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html","http://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html","http://secunia.com/advisories/62241"],"products":["canonical:ubuntu_linux","debian:debian_linux","fedoraproject:fedora","gnu:binutils"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:35:35.528235705+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2014-8738","score":0.05207,"percentile":0.92488,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}