VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-20284
A flaw was found in GNU Binutils 2.35.1, where there is a heap-based buffer overflow in _bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section in elf.c due to the number of symbols not calculated correctly.
MEDIUM 5.5EPSS 1.29%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.29%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
A flaw was found in GNU Binutils 2.35.1, where there is a heap-based buffer overflow in _bfd_elf_slurp_secondary_reloc_section in elf.c due to the number of symbols not calculated correctly. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to system availability.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.29% probability · 69th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119, CWE-787
- Affected
- gnu/binutils · netapp/cloud backup · netapp/ontap select deploy administration utility
- Source
- secalert@redhat.com
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1937784Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-30Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0010/Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26931Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1937784Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202208-30Third Party Advisory
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210521-0010/Third Party Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=26931Exploit, Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.