Is CVE-2014-8485 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2014-8485 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2014-8485?

CVE-2014-8485 has a CVSS v2 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2014-8485?

CVE-2014-8485 has an EPSS score of 7.49% (94th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2014-8485?

Upgrade binutils on debian 11 to 2.24.90.20141104-1 or later. Fixes are available for 3 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2014-8485

HIGHEPSS 94th pctl

7.5

CVSS v2

NVD

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.

CWE-94Code Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

binutilsDebian

Fixed in:2.24.90.20141104-1CVE-2014-8485

binutilsUbuntu

Fixed in:2.24-5ubuntu3.1USN-2496-1

binutils-multiarchUbuntu

Fixed in:2.24-5ubuntu3.1USN-2496-1

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v2 Vector

No CVSS vector data available.

Exploit Intelligence

7.49%probability of exploitation in 30 days

94thpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 94% of all known CVEs.

References

Exploit1

lcamtuf.blogspot.co.uk

Third-Party Advisory7

Issue Tracking1

sourceware.org

Other references6

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-94 (Code Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-9841	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2015-1635	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2022-22954	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2021-22204	Medium	6.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2012-0158	High	8.8	100%	KEV	-

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-05-06.