CVE-2016-8679

MEDIUM

Libdwarf <20161124 - DoS

Title source: llm

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.

References (4)

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/3

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93601

[Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_size_of_val-dwarf_util-c/

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385689

Scores

CVSS v3 6.5

EPSS 0.0075

EPSS Percentile 73.0%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Classification

CWE

CWE-125

Status published

Affected Products (2)

libdwarf_project/libdwarf < 2016-11-24

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Feb 15, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026