What is CVE-2020-19724?

CVE-2020-19724 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-22.

How severe is CVE-2020-19724?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Gnu Binutils

CVE-2020-19724

A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm before 2.34 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.

EPSS: 0.003 (19.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Gnu Binutils
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-401 — Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-19724?: CVE-2020-19724 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Gnu Binutils, classified under Missing Release of Memory after Effective Lifetime. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-08-22.
How severe is CVE-2020-19724?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.