CVE-2020-35448: Medium severity GNU binutils vulnerability

Published Dec 27, 2020
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Updated

An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.35.1. A heap-based buffer over-read can occur in bfdgetlsigned32 in libbfd.c because shentsize is not validated in bfdelfslurpsecondaryrelocsection in elf.c.

Affected Software

3 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/binutils<2.36
2.36
GNU binutils=2.35.1
NetApp ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility

Event History

Dec 27, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:38 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:38 AM
Description
Apr 16, 2021
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·05:35 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-35448?

CVE-2020-35448 is a vulnerability in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.35.1.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-35448?

CVE-2020-35448 has a severity value of 3.3, which is considered medium.

3

How does CVE-2020-35448 affect the software?

CVE-2020-35448 affects GNU Binutils version 2.35.1 and NetApp ONTAP Select Deploy administration utility.

4

Is there a fix available for CVE-2020-35448?

Yes, the fix for CVE-2020-35448 is included in Binutils version 2.36.

5

What is the Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) ID for CVE-2020-35448?

CVE-2020-35448 is associated with CWE-125, which is the Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') vulnerability.

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