Is CVE-2020-35507 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-35507 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-35507?

CVE-2020-35507 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.5 (MEDIUM).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-35507?

CVE-2020-35507 has an EPSS score of 1.23% (65th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-35507?

Upgrade binutils on debian 11 to 2.33.50.20200107-1 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-35507

MEDIUM

5.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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.

CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference

How to fix

Remediation Available

binutilsDebian

Fixed in:2.33.50.20200107-1CVE-2020-35507

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.23%probability of exploitation in 30 days

65thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 65% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

bugzilla.redhat.com

Third-Party Advisory2

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2023-21758	High	7.5	92%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-21547	High	7.5	88%	-	Fix
CVE-2014-3470	Medium	4.3	86%	-	Fix
CVE-2021-44224	High	8.2	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2016-0742	High	7.5	82%	-	Fix
CVE-2009-1386	Medium	5.0	80%	-	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.