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CVE-2020-35507

Published: 4 January 2021

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
mdeslaur
same commit at CVE-2020-25495
pef.c isn't compiled in Ubuntu package

Priority

Low

Cvss 3 Severity Score

5.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
binutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
bionic Not vulnerable
(code not compiled)
focal Not vulnerable
(2.34-6ubuntu1)
groovy Not vulnerable

hirsute Not vulnerable

impish Not vulnerable

jammy Not vulnerable

trusty Not vulnerable
(code not compiled)
upstream
Released (2.33.50.20200107-1)
xenial Not vulnerable
(code not compiled)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git;h=7a0fb7be96e0ce79e1ae429bc1ba913e5244d537

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 5.5
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H