CVE-2020-35496
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CVE-2020-35496 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. There's a flaw in bfd_pef_scan_start_address() of bfd/pef.c in binutils which could allow an attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by objdump to cause a NULL pointer dereference. The greatest threat of this flaw is to application availability. EPSS estimates a 1.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
There's a flaw in bfd_pef_scan_start_address() of bfd/pef.c in binutils which could allow an attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by objdump to cause a NULL pointer dereference. The greatest threat of this flaw is to application availability. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Gnu | Binutils | < 2.34 |
| Fedoraproject | Fedora | 32 |
| Netapp | Cloud Backup | All versions |
| Netapp | Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility | All versions |
| Netapp | Solidfire\, Enterprise Sds \& Hci Storage Node | All versions |
| Netapp | Solidfire \& Hci Management Node | All versions |
| Broadcom | Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware | All versions |
| Netapp | Hci Compute Node Firmware | All versions |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1911444Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0007/Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1911444Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0007/Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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