CVE-2020-35507

moderate-risk
Published 2021-01-04

There's a flaw in bfd_pef_parse_function_stubs of bfd/pef.c in binutils in versions prior to 2.34 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.

Do I need to act?

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0.23% 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
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CVSS 5.5/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (8)

Affected Vendors

Redhat Gnu Broadcom Netapp

References (6)

Exploit https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1911691
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0007/
Exploit https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1911691
Third Party Advisory https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0007/
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moderate-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 14/34 · Moderate