CVE-2020-19724
published 2023-08-22CVE-2020-19724: A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm before 2.34 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.
PriorityP416medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
0.27%
19.6th percentile
A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm before 2.34 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.33.50.20200114-1 (bookworm) | binutils 2.33.50.20200114-1 (bookworm) |
| gnu | binutils | < 2.34 | 2.34 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.33.50.20200114-1 | 2.33.50.20200114-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.33.50.20200114-1 | 2.33.50.20200114-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.33.50.20200114-1 | 2.33.50.20200114-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.33.50.20200114-1 | 2.33.50.20200114-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm3 | 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm3 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm7 | 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm7 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 | 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1 |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
vendor_ubuntu5.5MEDIUM
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OSV
binutils vulnerabilities
osv·2023-09-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-19724 [MEDIUM] binutils vulnerabilities
binutils vulnerabilities
It was discovered that a memory leak existed in certain GNU binutils
modules. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2020-19724, CVE-2020-21490)
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds
checks in several functions, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service,
expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2020-19726, CVE-2021-46174, CVE-2022-45703)
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly initializing heap
memory when processing certain print instructions. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to expose sensitive information. (CVE-2020-35342)
It was discovered that GNU binutils wa
OSV
CVE-2020-19724: A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm
osv·2023-08-22·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-19724 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-19724: A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm
A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm before 2.34 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.
GHSA
GHSA-fwgh-55j5-gc7g: A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm
ghsa_unreviewed·2023-08-22
CVE-2020-19724 [MEDIUM] CWE-401 GHSA-fwgh-55j5-gc7g: A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm
A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm before 2.34 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.
Ubuntu
GNU binutils vulnerabilities
vendor_ubuntu·2023-09-18·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-19726 [MEDIUM] GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Title: GNU binutils vulnerabilities
Summary: Several security issues were fixed in GNU binutils.
It was discovered that a memory leak existed in certain GNU binutils
modules. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of
service (memory exhaustion). (CVE-2020-19724, CVE-2020-21490)
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly performing bounds
checks in several functions, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An
attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service,
expose sensitive information or execute arbitrary code.
(CVE-2020-19726, CVE-2021-46174, CVE-2022-45703)
It was discovered that GNU binutils was not properly initializing heap
memory when processing certain print instructions. An attacker could
possibly use this issue to expose sensit
Red Hat
binutils: memory leak in get_data() in nm.c
vendor_redhat·2020-01-10·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-19724 [MEDIUM] binutils: memory leak in get_data() in nm.c
binutils: memory leak in get_data() in nm.c
A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm before 2.34 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.
A memory consumption issue was identified in binutils in get_data() function in nm.c file. This flaws could allow attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Not affected
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: gdb (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Not affected
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: gcc-toolset-11-binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: gcc-toolset-11-gdb (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8) - Not affected
Package: gcc-toolset-12-bin
Debian
CVE-2020-19724: binutils - A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm befor...
vendor_debian·2020·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-19724 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-19724: binutils - A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm befor...
A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm before 2.34 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.33.50.20200114-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.33.50.20200114-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.33.50.20200114-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.33.50.20200114-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.33.50.20200114-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25362https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=805f38bc551de820bcd7b31d3c5731ae27cf853ahttps://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25362https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=805f38bc551de820bcd7b31d3c5731ae27cf853a
2023-08-22
Published