CVE-2021-20284
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CVE-2021-20284 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.5/10 on the CVSS scale. A flaw was found in GNU Binutils 2.35.1, where there is a heap-based buffer overflow in _bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section in elf.c due to the number of symbols not calculated correctly. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.. EPSS estimates a 1.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
A flaw was found in GNU Binutils 2.35.1, where there is a heap-based buffer overflow in _bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section in elf.c due to the number of symbols not calculated correctly. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
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 | 2.35.1 |
| Netapp | Cloud Backup | All versions |
| Netapp | Ontap Select Deploy Administration Utility | All versions |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1937784Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-30Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0010/Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26931Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1937784Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-30Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0010/Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26931Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
- Published
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- Status
- Modified
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