CVE-2020-16590

Public Exploit

Description

A double free vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) (aka libbrd) in GNU Binutils 2.35 in the process_symbol_table, as demonstrated in readelf, via a crafted file.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.33%
Third-Party Advisory netapp.com Third-Party Advisory sourceware.org
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25821 issue tracking patch exploit third party advisory
https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=c98a4545dc7bf2bcaf1de539c4eb84784680eaa4
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0003/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-16590?
CVE-2020-16590 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-16590?
To fix CVE-2020-16590, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-16590 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-16590 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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