#VU79354 NULL pointer dereference in Binutils - CVE-2020-16599

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#VU79354 NULL pointer dereference in Binutils - CVE-2020-16599

Published: August 10, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79354
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-16599
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in _bfd_elf_get_symbol_version_string. A local attacker can trick the victim into opening a specially crafted file and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.


Remediation

Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..

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