CVE-2016-5037 — NULL Pointer Dereference in Project Libdwarf

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference7 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 _dwarf_load_section function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted 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

3
GHSA
GHSA-5fxq-xp5c-68mh: The _dwarf_load_section function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a cra↗2022-05-13
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OSV
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 cra↗2017-02-17
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CVEList
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 cra↗2017-02-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
libdwarf: Null pointer dereference in _dwarf_load_section↗2016-05-06
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Debian
CVE-2016-5037: dwarfutils - The _dwarf_load_section function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attac...↗2016
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💬Community

1
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-5037 libdwarf: Null pointer dereference in _dwarf_load_section↗2016-05-26
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