CVEs-PoC/2014/CVE-2014-8738.md

### [CVE-2014-8738](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-8738)
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### Description

The _bfd_slurp_extended_name_table function in bfd/archive.c in GNU binutils 2.24 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (invalid write, segmentation fault, and crash) via a crafted extended name table in an archive.

### POC

#### Reference
- http://www.oracle.com/technetwork/topics/security/linuxbulletinoct2015-2719645.html

#### Github
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