VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2016-8680

The _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code function in dwarf_util.c in libdwarf 20161001 and earlier 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 2.91%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (2.91%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

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: 2.91% 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/2016/10/16/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93595Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/04/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code-dwarf_util-c/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385686Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/268c1f18d1d28612af3b72d7c670076b1b88e51c/tree/libdwarf/dwarf_util.c?diff=0b28b923c3bd9827d1d904feed2abadde4fa5de2Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/4Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93595Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/04/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code-dwarf_util-c/Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385686Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/268c1f18d1d28612af3b72d7c670076b1b88e51c/tree/libdwarf/dwarf_util.c?diff=0b28b923c3bd9827d1d904feed2abadde4fa5de2Patch, Vendor Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.