CVE-2020-21047The libcpu component which is used by libasm of elfutils version 0.177 (git 47780c9e), suffers from denial-of-service vulnerability caused by application crashes due to out-of-bounds write (CWE-787),…
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The libcpu component which is used by libasm of elfutils version 0.177 (git 47780c9e), suffers from denial-of-service vulnerability caused by application crashes due to out-of-bounds write (CWE-787), off-by-one error (CWE-193) and reachable assertion (CWE-617); to exploit the vulnerability, the attackers need to craft certain ELF files which bypass the missing bound checks.
- CVSS
- 5.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weakness (CWE)
- Not given
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- mitre
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 14, 2026
Affected products
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIMATIC S7-1500 CPU 1518F-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:simatic_s7_1500_cpu_1518f_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens SIPLUS S7-1500 CPU 1518-4 PN/DP MFP siemens:siplus_s7_1500_cpu_1518_4_pn_dp_mfp (from the name) | from V3.1.0 before V3.1.5 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX MX5000RE siemens:ruggedcom_rox_mx5000re (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1400 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1400 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1500 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1500 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1501 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1501 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1510 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1510 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1511 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1511 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1512 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1512 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1524 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1524 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX1536 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx1536 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
Siemens RUGGEDCOM ROX RX5000 siemens:ruggedcom_rox_rx5000 (from the name) | before V2.17.0 | CISA ADP |
elfutils_project elfutils elfutils_project:elfutils | 0.177 | NVD |
References
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25068issue-tracking
- https://sourceware.org/git/?p=elfutils.git%3Ba=commitdiff%3Bh=99dc63b10b3878616b85df2dfd2e4e7103e414b8
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2023/09/msg00026.htmlmailing-list
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-202008.html
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/html/ssa-398330.html
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