CVE-2014-9939 is a critical stack buffer overflow vulnerability affecting GNU Binutils versions prior to 2.26, specifically within the ihex.c component when processing malformed Intel Hex objects. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it allows for remote, unauthenticated attacks with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been confirmed, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.25CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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