VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2016-8679
The _dwarf_get_size_of_val function in libdwarf/dwarf_util.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.
MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 2.92%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.92%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
The _dwarf_get_size_of_val function in libdwarf/dwarf_util.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.92% probability · 86th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- libdwarf project/libdwarf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93601Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_size_of_val-dwarf_util-c/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385689Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/3Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93601Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_size_of_val-dwarf_util-c/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385689Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.