CVE-2020-19724

2023-08-2200:00:00

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cve-2020-19724

binutils

denial of service

get_data function

memory consumption

crafted command

gnu nm

5.5 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

12.8%

JSON

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.

Notes

Author	Note
seth-arnold	binutils isn’t safe for untrusted inputs.

OSVersionArchitecturePackageVersionFilename
ubuntu18.04noarchbinutils< 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1UNKNOWN
ubuntu14.04noarchbinutils< 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm3UNKNOWN
ubuntu16.04noarchbinutils< 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm7UNKNOWN

OS	Version	Architecture	Package	Version	Filename
ubuntu	18.04	noarch	binutils	< 2.30-21ubuntu1~18.04.9+esm1	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	14.04	noarch	binutils	< 2.24-5ubuntu14.2+esm3	UNKNOWN
ubuntu	16.04	noarch	binutils	< 2.26.1-1ubuntu1~16.04.8+esm7	UNKNOWN