Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU79353

Input validation error in Binutils - CVE-2020-35493

Published: August 10, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU79353

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35493

CWE-ID: CWE-20

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: GNU

Affected software:
Binutils

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local attacker to perform a denial of service attack.

The vulnerability exists in bfd/pef.c. A local attacker can send a specially crafted PEF file and perform a denial of service attack.

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