CVE-2020-35448

binutils: Heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_getl_signed_32() in libbfd.c because sh_entsize is not validated in _bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section() in elf.c

Published Dec 27, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.35.1. A heap-based buffer over-read can occur in bfd_getl_signed_32 in libbfd.c because sh_entsize is not validated in _bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section in elf.c.

Remediation

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2020-23122 An issue was discovered in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd), as distributed in GNU Binutils 2.35.1. A heap-based buffer over-read can occur in bfd_getl_signed_32 in libbfd.c because sh_entsize is not validated in _bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section in elf.c.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00173}

epss

{'score': 0.00132}

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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 5:02 PM
Reserved
Dec 14, 2020, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 27, 2020, 4:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:13 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Sep 4, 2020, 12:00 AM