CVEs-PoC/2014/CVE-2014-8485.md

### [CVE-2014-8485](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8485)
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### Description

The setup_group function in bfd/elf.c in libbfd in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) and possibly execute arbitrary code via crafted section group headers in an ELF file.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://lcamtuf.blogspot.co.uk/2014/10/psa-dont-run-strings-on-untrusted-files.html
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/mallinusm/ctfs