CVE-2020-35507NULL Pointer Dereference in Binutils

Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.2%
top 54.28%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Timeline
PublishedJan 4
Latest updateMay 24

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

NVDgnu/binutils< 2.34
Debiangnu/binutils< 2.33.50.20200107-1+3
CVEListV5gnu/binutilsbinutils 2.34

Also affects: Enterprise Linux 8.0

Patches

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-87mc-cvfv-8r2w: There's a flaw in bfd_pef_parse_function_stubs of bfd/pef2022-05-24
OSV
CVE-2020-35507: There's a flaw in bfd_pef_parse_function_stubs of bfd/pef2021-01-04
CVEList
CVE-2020-35507: There's a flaw in bfd_pef_parse_function_stubs of bfd/pef2021-01-04

📋Vendor Advisories

3
Microsoft
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 cause2021-01-12
Debian
CVE-2020-35507: binutils - There's a flaw in bfd_pef_parse_function_stubs of bfd/pef.c in binutils in versi...2020
Red Hat
binutils: NULL pointer dereference in bfd_pef_parse_function_stubs function in bfd/pef.c2019-12-22
CVE-2020-35507 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Binutils | cvebase