Improper input validation in Broadcom Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware
CVE-2020-35493
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.
Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)
EPSS: 0.011 (63.1th 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
- Broadcom Brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware
- Gnu Binutils
- Netapp Cloud_backup
- Netapp Hci_compute_node
- Netapp Hci_compute_node_firmware
- Netapp Ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility
- Netapp Solidfire\,_enterprise_sds_\&_hci_storage_node
- Netapp Solidfire_\&_hci_management_node
- Fedoraproject Fedora — versions 32
- N/a Binutils — versions binutils 2.34
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- secalert@redhat.com (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_FEDORA, vendor-advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Third Party Advisory)
- secalert@redhat.com (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_GENTOO)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-35493?
- CVE-2020-35493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade Fabric Operating System Firmware, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-01-04.
- How severe is CVE-2020-35493?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-35493 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.