Description
An illegal memory access flaw was found in the binutils package. Parsing an ELF file containing corrupt symbol version information may result in a denial of service. This issue is the result of an incomplete fix for CVE-2020-16599.
Metrics
CVSS 3.1 5.5/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | binutils | binutils 2.39-7 |
References
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2150768Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29699Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=5c831a3c7f3ca98d6aba1200353311e1a1f84c70
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2150768Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202309-15
- https://sourceware.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=29699Exploit, Issue Tracking, Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://sourceware.org/git/gitweb.cgi?p=binutils-gdb.git%3Bh=5c831a3c7f3ca98d6aba1200353311e1a1f84c70
Timeline
- Published
- Jan 27, 2023
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified