CVE-2015-8538
published 2017-06-07CVE-2015-8538: dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV).
PriorityP422medium6.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH
EPSS
1.22%
65.5th percentile
dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV).
Affected
2 ranges
| Vendor | Product | Version range | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | dwarfutils | < dwarfutils 20160507-1 (bookworm) | dwarfutils 20160507-1 (bookworm) |
| libdwarf_project | libdwarf | 1999-12-14 – 2015-11-14 | — |
CVSS provenance
nvdv3.16.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.04.3MEDIUMAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv6.5MEDIUM
vendor_debian6.5MEDIUM
vendor_redhat6.5MEDIUM
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GHSA
GHSA-f675-hff7-gmp4: dwarf_leb
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2015-8538 [MEDIUM] CWE-20 GHSA-f675-hff7-gmp4: dwarf_leb
dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV).
OSV
CVE-2015-8538: dwarf_leb
osv·2017-06-07·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-8538 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-8538: dwarf_leb
dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV).
Red Hat
libdwarf: Out-of-bounds read in dwarf_leb.c
vendor_redhat·2015-12-07·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-8538 [MEDIUM] CWE-125 libdwarf: Out-of-bounds read in dwarf_leb.c
libdwarf: Out-of-bounds read in dwarf_leb.c
dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV).
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6) - Will not fix
Package: binutils (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Package: libdwarf (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2015-8538: dwarfutils - dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV).
vendor_debian·2015·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-8538 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-8538: dwarfutils - dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV).
dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV).
Scope: local
bookworm: resolved (fixed in 20160507-1)
bullseye: resolved (fixed in 20160507-1)
forky: resolved (fixed in 20160507-1)
sid: resolved (fixed in 20160507-1)
trixie: resolved (fixed in 20160507-1)
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8538 libdwarf: Out-of-bounds read in dwarf_leb.c
bugzilla·2015-12-14·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-8538 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-8538 libdwarf: Out-of-bounds read in dwarf_leb.c
CVE-2015-8538 libdwarf: Out-of-bounds read in dwarf_leb.c
It was found that if an ELF file is passed to dwarfdump, SIGSEGV will occur in libdwarf/dwarf_leb.c.
Product bug (includes reproducer):
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1289385
CVE assignment:
http://seclists.org/oss-sec/2015/q4/464
Discussion:
Created libdwarf tracking bugs for this issue:
Affects: epel-6 [bug 1291300]
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Already fixed against RHBZ#1289385.
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Reopening. This is an umbrella bug for more than just Fedora.
Bugzilla
CVE-2015-8538 libdwarf: Out-of-bounds read in dwarf_leb.c [epel-6]
bugzilla·2015-12-14·CVSS 6.5
CVE-2015-8538 [MEDIUM] CVE-2015-8538 libdwarf: Out-of-bounds read in dwarf_leb.c [epel-6]
CVE-2015-8538 libdwarf: Out-of-bounds read in dwarf_leb.c [epel-6]
This is an automatically created tracking bug! It was created to ensure
that one or more security vulnerabilities are fixed in affected versions
of Fedora EPEL.
For comments that are specific to the vulnerability please use bugs filed
against the "Security Response" product referenced in the "Blocks" field.
For more information see:
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Security/TrackingBugs
When submitting as an update, use the fedpkg template provided in the next
comment(s). This will include the bug IDs of this tracking bug as well as
the relevant top-level CVE bugs.
Please also mention the CVE IDs being fixed in the RPM changelog and the
fedpkg commit message.
epel-6 tracking bug for libdwarf: see blocks bug list for full
2017-06-07
Published