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CVE-2020-16590

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 0.94%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2020-12-09 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a medium severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 5.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2020-16590
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
0.94%

Original NVD Description

A double free vulnerability exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) (aka libbrd) in GNU Binutils 2.35 in the process_symbol_table, as demonstrated in readelf, via a crafted file.

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