Description
A flaw exists in binutils in bfd/pef.c. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted PEF file to be parsed by objdump could cause a heap buffer overflow -> out-of-bounds read that could lead to an impact to application availability. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34.
Published: 2021-01-04
Score: 5.5 Medium
EPSS: 1.1% Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-23162 A flaw exists in binutils in bfd/pef.c. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted PEF file to be parsed by objdump could cause a heap buffer overflow -> out-of-bounds read that could lead to an impact to application availability. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34.
History

Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0000

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{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Broadcom Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
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Gnu Binutils
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-08T21:13:58.177Z

Reserved: 2020-12-17T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-35493

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:02:08.087Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-04T15:15:12.777

Modified: 2026-10-08T22:16:59.583

Link: CVE-2020-35493

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2019-12-21T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-35493 - Bugzilla

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