CVE-2020-35495
published 2021-01-04CVE-2020-35495: 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…
PriorityP421medium5.5CVSS 3.1
AVLACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.16%
63.7th percentile
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.
Affected
9 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | binutils | < binutils 2.33.50.20200107-1 (bookworm) | binutils 2.33.50.20200107-1 (bookworm) |
| fedoraproject | fedora | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | < 2.34 | 2.34 |
| gnu | binutils | — | — |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.33.50.20200107-1 | 2.33.50.20200107-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.33.50.20200107-1 | 2.33.50.20200107-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.33.50.20200107-1 | 2.33.50.20200107-1 |
| gnu | binutils | >= 0 < 2.33.50.20200107-1 | 2.33.50.20200107-1 |
| msrc | cm1_binutils_2.32-5_on_cbl_mariner_1.0 | — | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.15.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv5.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian5.5LOW
vendor_msrc5.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat5.5MEDIUM
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Microsoft
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 th
vendor_msrc·2021-01-12·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-35495 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 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 th
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.
FAQ: Is Azure Linux the only Microsoft product that includes this open-source library and is therefore potentially affected by this vulnerability?
One of the main benefits to our customers who choose to use the Azure Linux distro is the commitment to keep it up to date with the most recent and most secure versions of the open source libraries with which the distro is composed. Microsoft is committed to transparency in this work which is why we began publishing CSAF/VEX in October 2025. See this blog pos
Debian
CVE-2020-35495: binutils - There's a flaw in binutils /bfd/pef.c. An attacker who is able to submit a craft...
vendor_debian·2020·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-35495 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-35495: binutils - There's a flaw in binutils /bfd/pef.c. An attacker who is able to submit a craft...
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.
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 2.33.50.20200107-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 2.33.50.20200107-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 2.33.50.20200107-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 2.33.50.20200107-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 2.33.50.20200107-1)
Red Hat
binutils: NULL pointer dereference in bfd_pef_parse_symbols function in bfd/pef.c
vendor_redhat·2019-12-21·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-35495 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 binutils: NULL pointer dereference in bfd_pef_parse_symbols function in bfd/pef.c
binutils: NULL pointer dereference in bfd_pef_parse_symbols function in bfd/pef.c
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.
A flaw was found in binutils. 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.
Statement: Red Hat has determined this vulnerability to be of low impact, as it can only be triggered by tricking the objdump program into disassembling a corrupt input file, which will only ca
GHSA
GHSA-hhp7-vjw4-5j8v: There's a flaw in binutils /bfd/pef
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-24
CVE-2020-35495 [MEDIUM] CWE-476 GHSA-hhp7-vjw4-5j8v: There's a flaw in binutils /bfd/pef
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.
OSV
CVE-2020-35495: There's a flaw in binutils /bfd/pef
osv·2021-01-04·CVSS 5.5
CVE-2020-35495 [MEDIUM] CVE-2020-35495: There's a flaw in binutils /bfd/pef
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.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
No writeups or analysis indexed.
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1911441https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4KOK3QWSVOUJWJ54HVGIFWNLWQ5ZY4S6/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0007/https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1911441https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4KOK3QWSVOUJWJ54HVGIFWNLWQ5ZY4S6/https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0007/
2021-01-04
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