CVE-2020-16591

binutils: invalid read in process_symbol_table could result in DoS

Published Dec 9, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) in GNU Binutils 2.35 due to an invalid read in process_symbol_table, as demonstrated in readeif.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-8552 A Denial of Service vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) in GNU Binutils 2.35 due to an invalid read in process_symbol_table, as demonstrated in readeif.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 1:45 PM
Reserved
Aug 3, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 9, 2020, 9:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:58 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Dec 10, 2020, 12:00 AM