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binutils — security advisory
A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm before 2.34 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.
- Products
- binutils
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- 2.33.50.20200114-1
- CVEs
- CVE-2020-19724
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 13:38 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
A memory consumption issue in get_data function in binutils/nm.c in GNU nm before 2.34 allows attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted command.
osv:DEBIAN-CVE-2020-19724
binutils
Fixed versions: 2.33.50.20200114-1
binutils
Fixed versions: 2.33.50.20200114-1
binutils
Fixed versions: 2.33.50.20200114-1
Complete source record
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