CVE-2016-5037: The _dwarf_load_section function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

PriorityP425medium6.5CVSS 3.1

AVNACLPRNUIRSUCNINAH

EPSS

2.93%

85.6th percentile

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

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 < 2016-09-23	2016-09-23

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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