binutils: buffer overflow in ihex.c
Published Mar 21, 2017
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.28%
Description
ihex.c in GNU Binutils before 2.26 contains a stack buffer overflow when printing bad bytes in Intel Hex objects.
Affected products
No data.
No data.
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
binutils220
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
binutils
Will not fix
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
binutils
Affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5 | binutils220 | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 | binutils | Will not fix | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | binutils | Affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Red Hat statement
This issue affects the versions of binutils as shipped with Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5, 6, and 7. Red Hat Product Security has rated this issue as having Low security impact. For additional information, refer to the Issue Severity Classification: https://access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification/.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (11 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 82.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.28% (0.02284) | 80.84th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.40% (0.00404) | 58.84th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 66.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 3, 2024 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 65.92th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 0.26% (0.00264) | 63.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.28% (0.00283) | 63.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (7)
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/31/6 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9939 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250129 Issue Tracking
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9939
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18750 x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=7e27a9d5f22f9f7ead11738b1546d0b5c737266b x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9939
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/07/31/6 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2014-9939 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1250129 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-9939 | ||
| https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=18750 | x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch | |
| https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=7e27a9d5f22f9f7ead11738b1546d0b5c737266b | x_refsource_CONFIRM | |
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2014-9939 |
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