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CVE-2020-35496

There's a flaw in bfd_pef_scan_start_address() of bfd/pef.c in binutils which could allow an attacker who is able to sub

There's a flaw in bfd_pef_scan_start_address() of bfd/pef.c in binutils 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. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.00082
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  • Public exploit or PoC is available
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference
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Affected Products & Versions

8
gnu binutils< 2.34
fedoraproject fedoraall versions
netapp cloud backupall versions
netapp ontap select deploy administration utilityall versions
netapp solidfire\, enterprise sds \& hci storage nodeall versions
netapp solidfire \& hci management nodeall versions
broadcom brocade fabric operating system firmwareall versions
netapp hci compute node firmwareall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
pocbugzilla.redhat.com · show_bug.cgi?id=1911444bugzilla.redhat.com
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Scoring & Timeline

5.5
MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · secalert@redhat.com
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD04 Jan 2021 · 03:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

7
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2024:10651-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2022:0934-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2021:1475-1
suse-csafopenSUSE-SU-2021:3616-1
suse-csafSUSE-SU-2021:3616-1
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4KOK3QWSVOUJWJ54HVGIFWNLWQ5ZY4S6/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24Third Party Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0007/Third Party Advisory
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