6.1

CVE-2020-35494: broadcom brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware Use of Uninitialized Resource

CVSS: 6.1v3.1MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2020-35494DEBIAN-CVE-2020-35494
Published 04-01-2021Last modified 08-10-2026

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-35494 is a medium (CVSS 6.1) Use of Uninitialized Resource vulnerability in broadcom brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.1/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.13%
0%100%
Low · +0.05 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits1reference

Timeline

  1. 04-01-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 08-10-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

There's a flaw in binutils /opcodes/tic4x-dis.c. An attacker who is able to submit a crafted input file to be processed by binutils could cause usage of uninitialized memory. The highest threat is to application availability with a lower threat to data confidentiality. This flaw affects binutils versions prior to 2.34.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.13%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

66%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.05 pp

From 1.07% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.13%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

1 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)

    Maturity: unknown

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Netapp5 products
Broadcom1 product
Debian1 product
  • binutils< 2.33.50.20200107-1
Fedoraproject1 product
Gnu1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • binutils< 2.34-6ubuntu1

6 vendors · 10 products

References

8 links