CVE-2016-5029 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Project Libdwarf

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference10 documents7 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.6%
top 29.29%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Libdwarf Project Libdwarf
Timeline
PublishedFeb 17
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The create_fullest_file_path function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted dwarf file.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

▶NVDlibdwarf_project/libdwarf1999-12-14 — 2016-09-23

Patches

Patch: www.openwall.com ↗Patch: www.openwall.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-vpq6-7984-6w49: The create_fullest_file_path function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via↗2022-05-13
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OSV
libxslt vulnerabilities↗2017-04-28
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OSV
CVE-2016-5029: The create_fullest_file_path function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via↗2017-02-17
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CVEList
CVE-2016-5029: The create_fullest_file_path function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via↗2017-02-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Red Hat
libdwarf: Null pointer dereference in create_fullest_file_path()↗2016-05-22
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Debian
CVE-2016-5029: dwarfutils - The create_fullest_file_path function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote ...↗2016
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💬Community

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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5028 CVE-2016-5029 CVE-2016-5030 CVE-2016-5031 CVE-2016-5032 CVE-2016-5033 CVE-2016-5034 CVE-2016-5035 CVE-2016-5036 CVE-2016-5038 libdwarf: various flaws [epel-6]↗2016-05-26
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5028 CVE-2016-5029 CVE-2016-5030 CVE-2016-5031 CVE-2016-5032 CVE-2016-5033 CVE-2016-5034 CVE-2016-5035 CVE-2016-5036 CVE-2016-5038 libdwarf: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2016-05-26
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5029 libdwarf: Null pointer dereference in create_fullest_file_path()↗2016-05-26
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