CVE-2020-16591
Vulnerability Scoring
Attack Complexity Details
- Attack Complexity: Low Impact
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Privileges Required: None
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- User Interaction: REQUIRED
CIA Impact Definition
- Confidentiality:
- Integrity:
- Availability: HIGH IMPACT
CVE-2020-16591 Vulnerability Summary
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.
Access Complexity Graph for CVE-2020-16591
Impact Analysis for CVE-2020-16591
Exploit Prediction Scoring System - (EPSS)
The EPSS score estimates the probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the near future.
EPSS Score: 0.099% (probability of exploit)
EPSS Percentile: 42.74%
(lower percentile = lower relative risk)
This vulnerability is less risky than approximately 57.26% of others.
CVE-2020-16591 Detailed Information and External References
References
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210115-0003/
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=25822
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=001890e1f9269697f7e0212430a51479271bdab2
CWE
CWE-125CAPEC
- Overread Buffers CAPEC-540 An adversary attacks a target by providing input that causes an application to read beyond the boundary of a defined buffer. This typically occurs when a value influencing where to start or stop reading is set to reflect positions outside of the valid memory location of the buffer. This type of attack may result in exposure of sensitive information, a system crash, or arbitrary code execution.
Vulnerable Configurations
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cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:gnu:binutils:2.35:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:ontap_select_deploy_administration_utility:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVSS3 Source
nvd@nist.gov
CVSS3 Type
Primary
CVSS3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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