CVE-2020-19724

Public on 2023-08-22

Modified on 2024-01-30

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.

Severity

Medium

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CVSS v3 Base Score

5.5

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Affected Packages

Platform	Package	Release Date	Advisory
Amazon Linux 2 - Core	binutils	2024-01-09	ALAS2-2024-2401

CVSS Scores

	Score Type	Score	Vector
Amazon Linux	CVSSv3	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	CVSSv3	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

FAQs regarding Amazon Linux ALAS/CVE Severity Red Hat: CVE-2020-19724 Mitre: CVE-2020-19724