CVE-2020-16592
MEDIUMGNU Binutils 2.34 - Use-After-Free in BFD Library via Crafted File
Title source: llmDescription
A use after free issue exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) in GNU Binutils 2.34 in bfd_hash_lookup, as demonstrated in nm-new, that can cause a denial of service via a crafted file.
References (5)
Core 5
Core References
Patch x_refsource_misc
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=7ecb51549ab1ec22aba5aaf34b70323cf0b8509a
Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25823
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UKIMSD5FIC3QFJDKNHR2PSO6JYJGCLHB/
Mailing List, Third Party Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_fedora
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/DJIW6KKY2TSLD43XEZXG56WREIIBUIIQ/
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0003/
Scores
CVSS v3
5.5
EPSS
0.0032
EPSS Percentile
55.5%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-416
Status
published
Products (4)
fedoraproject/fedora
32
fedoraproject/fedora
33
gnu/binutils
2.34
netapp/ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility
Published
Dec 09, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026