CVE-2020-35495
moderate-risk
Published 2021-01-04
There's a flaw in binutils /bfd/pef.c. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted input file to be processed by the objdump program could cause a null pointer dereference. The greatest threat from this flaw is to application availability. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34.
Do I need to act?
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0.12% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
5
CVSS 5.5/10
Medium
LOCAL
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (8)
Affected Vendors
References (8)
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0007/
Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24
Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0007/
33
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability
1/34 · Minimal
Exposure
14/34 · Moderate