CVE-2020-16590

MEDIUM

GNU Binutils - Double Free

Title source: rule

Description

A double free vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) (aka libbrd) in GNU Binutils 2.35 in the process_symbol_table, as demonstrated in readelf, via a crafted file.

References (3)

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5
EPSS 0.0033
EPSS Percentile 55.7%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-415
Status published

Affected Products (2)

gnu/binutils
netapp/ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility

Timeline

Published Dec 09, 2020
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026