CVE-2020-35496There'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 dereferen…
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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.
- 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)
- CWE-476
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- redhat
- NVD analysis
- Modified
- Record last updated
- Oct 8, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
gnu binutils gnu:binutils | before 2.34 | NVD |
fedoraproject fedora fedoraproject:fedora | 32 | NVD |
netapp cloud_backup netapp:cloud_backup | all versions | NVD |
netapp ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility | all versions | NVD |
netapp solidfire,_enterprise_sds_&_hci_storage_node netapp:solidfire,_enterprise_sds_&_hci_storage_node | all versions | NVD |
netapp solidfire_&_hci_management_node netapp:solidfire_&_hci_management_node | all versions | NVD |
broadcom brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware broadcom:brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware | all versions | NVD |
netapp hci_compute_node_firmware netapp:hci_compute_node_firmware | all versions | NVD |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1911444x-refsource-misc
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4KOK3QWSVOUJWJ54HVGIFWNLWQ5ZY4S6/vendor-advisory, x-refsource-fedora
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0007/x-refsource-confirm
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24vendor-advisory, x-refsource-gentoo
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