CVE-2020-16599

A Null Pointer Dereference vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.35, in _bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string, as demonstrated in nm-new, that can cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

CVSS v3 5.5 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.3 MEDIUM

5.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.3^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210122-0003/	Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25842	Exploit Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=8d55d10ac0d112c586eaceb92e75bd9b80aadcc4

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:cloud_backup:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:hci_management_node:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:netapp:solidfire:-:::::::*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2020-12-09 21:15

Updated : 2023-11-07 03:18

NVD link : CVE-2020-16599

Mitre link : CVE-2020-16599

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2020-16599

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Products Affected

netapp

cloud_backup
hci_management_node
ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility
solidfire

gnu

binutils

CWE

CWE-476

NULL Pointer Dereference

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