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CVE-2020-19726

binutils: heap-based buffer overflow in bfd_getl32() in bfd/libbfd.c

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Severity

Moderate

Red Hat Product Security

8.8

CVSS 3.1

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Published · July 14, 2023

Updated · November 22, 2025

Description

A heap-based buffer overflow was found in binutils in the bfd_getl32() function, relating to the auxiliary symbol data. This flaw allows an attacker to read or write to system memory or cause a denial of service.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 3.1 · 8.8
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE not specified