Vulnerability · Published Aug 22, 2023 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-19724
Medium 5.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the binutils package (Debian). Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 77.4% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm before 2.34 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | binutils | 2.33.50.20200114-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19724 |
| Debian:13 | binutils | 2.33.50.20200114-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19724 |
| Debian:14 | binutils | 2.33.50.20200114-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19724 |