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CVE-2020-16592

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.5 EPSS 1.05%

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. It may lead to a denial-of-service condition.

CVE
CVE-2020-16592
Severity
MEDIUM
CVSS
5.5
EPSS
1.05%

Original NVD Description

A use after free issue exists in the Binary File Descriptor (BFD) library (aka libbfd) in GNU Binutils 2.34 in bfd_hash_lookup, as demonstrated in nm-new, that can cause a denial of service via a crafted file.

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