CVE-2016-8681

MEDIUM

libdwarf <20161001 - DoS

Title source: llm

Description

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.

References (4)

[Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory] http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/5

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93592

[Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory] https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code-dwarf_util-c-2/

[Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385690

Scores

CVSS v3 5.5

EPSS 0.0086

EPSS Percentile 74.9%

Attack Vector LOCAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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 < 2016-10-01

n/a/n/a

Timeline

Published Feb 15, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026