CVE-2016-5040
published 2017-02-17CVE-2016-5040: libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a large length value in a compilation unit…
PriorityP433high7.5CVSS 3.1
AVNACLPRNUINSUCNINAH
EPSS
4.26%
90.0th percentile
libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a large length value in a compilation unit header.
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
nvdv3.17.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
nvdv2.05.0MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
osv7.5HIGH
vendor_debian7.5HIGH
vendor_redhat7.5HIGH
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Red Hat
libdwarf: Null pointer dereference in read_area_length()
vendor_redhat·2016-05-04·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-5040 [HIGH] CWE-476 libdwarf: Null pointer dereference in read_area_length()
libdwarf: Null pointer dereference in read_area_length()
libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a large length value in a compilation unit header.
Package: libdwarf (Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7) - Will not fix
Debian
CVE-2016-5040: dwarfutils - libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (o...
vendor_debian·2016·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-5040 [HIGH] CVE-2016-5040: dwarfutils - libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (o...
libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a large length value in a compilation unit header.
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)
GHSA
GHSA-mf89-8vq6-qjf7: libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a large length value in a compilation
ghsa_unreviewed·2022-05-13
CVE-2016-5040 [HIGH] CWE-125 GHSA-mf89-8vq6-qjf7: libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a large length value in a compilation
libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a large length value in a compilation unit header.
OSV
CVE-2016-5040: libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a large length value in a compilation
osv·2017-02-17·CVSS 7.5
CVE-2016-5040 [HIGH] CVE-2016-5040: libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a large length value in a compilation
libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a large length value in a compilation unit header.
No detection rules found.
No public exploits indexed.
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/1https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.htmlhttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/1https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html
2017-02-17
Published