VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-8737

CVSS score3.6 LOW
EPSS probability1.04%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2014-12-09
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

Primary references