#VU88550 Improper Initialization in Binutils - CVE-2020-35342

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#VU88550 Improper Initialization in Binutils - CVE-2020-35342

Published: April 16, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU88550
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-35342
CWE-ID: CWE-665
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Binutils
Software vendor:
GNU

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to GNU Binutils has an uninitialized-heap vulnerability in function tic4x_print_cond (file opcodes/tic4x-dis.c). A remote attacker can run a specially crafted application to execute arbitrary code with escalated privileges on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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