CVE-2020-35507: broadcom brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware NULL Pointer Dereference
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-35507 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) NULL Pointer Dereference vulnerability in broadcom brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.24% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 6Timeline
- 04-01-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 08-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
There's a flaw in bfd_pef_parse_function_stubs of bfd/pef.c in binutils in versions prior to 2.34 which could allow an attacker who is able to submit a crafted file to be processed by objdump to cause a NULL pointer dereference. The greatest threat of this flaw is to application availability.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated5.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS trend
Probability
1.24%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
69%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 1.23% on 18-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (bugzilla.redhat.com)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Netapp5 products
Broadcom1 product
Debian1 product
- binutils< 2.33.50.20200107-1
Gnu1 product
- binutils< 2.34
Redhat1 product
Ubuntu1 product
- binutils< 2.34-6ubuntu1
6 vendors · 10 products
References
7 links- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1911691X Refsource MISCExploitIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
