CVE-2014-8484
Public on 2014-12-09
Modified on 2015-12-13
Description
An integer overflow flaw was found in the way the strings utility processed certain files. If a user were tricked into running the strings utility on a specially crafted file, it could cause the strings executable to crash.
Severity
See what this means
CVSS v3 Base Score
See breakdown
Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 1 | binutils | 2015-12-14 | ALAS-2015-620 | Fixed |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv2 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |