CVE-2016-9276
The dwarf_get_aranges_list function in dwarf_arrange.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.06%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
The dwarf_get_aranges_list function in dwarf_arrange.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.06% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125
- Affected
- libdwarf project/libdwarf
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.1% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94284Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-dwarf_get_aranges_list-dwarf_arange-cPatch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394804Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6/Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/9Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94284Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-dwarf_get_aranges_list-dwarf_arange-cPatch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394804Issue Tracking, Patch
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6/Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.