There's a flaw in bfd_pef_scan_start_address() of bfd/pef.c in binutils which could allow an attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by objdump to cause a NULL pointer dereference. The greatest threat of this flaw is to application availability. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34.
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Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00323}

epss

{'score': 0.00085}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published: 2021-01-04T14:24:21.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T17:02:08.151Z

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

Link: CVE-2020-35496

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-01-04T15:15:14.323

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:13:48.717

Link: CVE-2020-35496

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2019-12-22T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-35496 - Bugzilla