NULL pointer dereference in Broadcom Brocade Fabric Operating System
CVE-2020-35507
There's a flaw in bfd_pef_parse_function_stubs of bfd/pef.c in binutils in versions prior to 2.34 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.
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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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.012 (69.0th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 69th percentile — 69.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Broadcom Brocade Fabric Operating System
- 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
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux — versions 8.0
- Binutils — versions binutils 2.34
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210212-0007/ (Third Party Advisory)
- security.gentoo.org/glsa/202107-24 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-35507?
- CVE-2020-35507 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Brocade Fabric Operating System, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-01-04.
- How severe is CVE-2020-35507?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-35507 known to be exploited?
- 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.