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.
CVE-2014-8737
This CVE was only ever scored under CVSS v2.0. NVD CVSS v2.0 base 3.6 — v2 rates that LOW (v2 bands: LOW 0.0–3.9 / MEDIUM 4.0–6.9 / HIGH 7.0–10.0; v2 has no CRITICAL band). Vector AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P. CVSS v2 is an older, coarser metric than v3.1/v4.0 (no Scope, no User Interaction, no Attack Requirements), so it is not directly comparable to a v3 or v4 score. NVD has never re-scored this record under v3. EPSS predicts 1.0% exploitation probability in the next 30 days, which is reflected in EG Risk but does not lift the v2 base. Confidence: LOW.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v2.0 (legacy)
- 3.6LOWNVD never assigned a CVSS v3 rating to this CVE
- EG Score
- 3.6(low)
- EG Risk
- 21(Track)EG Risk 21/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity36% × 45%Exploitation1% × 40%Automatability30% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 1%
- EPSS %ILE
- 62%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
December 9, 2014
Last Modified
May 6, 2026
References (38)
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145256.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145352.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2014-December/145746.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147346.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/147354.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148427.html
- cve@mitrehttp://lists.fedoraproject.org/pipermail/package-announce/2015-January/148438.html
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/62241
- cve@mitrehttp://secunia.com/advisories/62746
- cve@mitrehttp://www.mandriva.com/security/advisories?name=MDVSA-2015:029
- cve@mitrehttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2014/11/13/1
- cve@mitrehttp://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html
- cve@mitrehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70908
- cve@mitrehttp://www.ubuntu.com/usn/USN-2496-1
- cve@mitrehttps://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1162655
Patch Availability(2)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | binutils-multiarch (2.24.90.20141014-0ubuntu3.1) @ utopic | 2026-05-28 | ubuntu |
| redhat | binutils-0:2.23.52.0.1-55.el7 | 2015-11-19 | redhat |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(11 across 6 ecosystems)
Debian:11(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| binutils | — | 2.24.90.20141124-1 | — |
| binutils-mingw-w64 | — | 5.2 | — |
Debian:12(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| binutils | — | 2.24.90.20141124-1 | — |
| binutils-mingw-w64 | — | 5.2 | — |
Debian:13(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| binutils | — | 2.24.90.20141124-1 | — |
| binutils-mingw-w64 | — | 5.2 | — |
Debian:14(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| binutils | — | 2.24.90.20141124-1 | — |
| binutils-mingw-w64 | — | 5.2 | — |
Debian:7(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| binutils | 2.22-8, 2.22-8+deb7u1 | 2.22-8+deb7u2 | — |
| binutils-mingw-w64 | 2 | 2+deb7u1 | — |
Debian:6.0(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| binutils | 2.20.1-16 | 2.20.1-16+deb6u1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
(2)
Every vendor that published an advisory referencing this CVE — pulled from our cve_vendor_advisories aggregation. Click any row for the vendor's original advisory page.
Data Freshness Timeline
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