CVE-2016-8679 — Out-of-bounds Read in Project Libdwarf

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read9 documents7 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.8%
top 26.72%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Libdwarf Project Libdwarf
Timeline
PublishedFeb 15
Latest updateMay 13

Description

The _dwarf_get_size_of_val function in libdwarf/dwarf_util.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on 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 — 2016-11-24

Patches

Patch: www.openwall.com ↗Patch: blogs.gentoo.org ↗Patch: bugzilla.redhat.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

3
GHSA
GHSA-c3x9-5mjf-g3qh: The _dwarf_get_size_of_val function in libdwarf/dwarf_util↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2016-8679: The _dwarf_get_size_of_val function in libdwarf/dwarf_util↗2017-02-15
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CVEList
CVE-2016-8679: The _dwarf_get_size_of_val function in libdwarf/dwarf_util↗2017-02-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
libdwarf: Heap based buffer overflow in _dwarf_get_size_of_val↗2016-10-06
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Debian
CVE-2016-8679: dwarfutils - The _dwarf_get_size_of_val function in libdwarf/dwarf_util.c in Libdwarf before ...↗2016
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💬Community

3
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8679 CVE-2016-8680 CVE-2016-8681 CVE-2016-9480 libdwarf: various flaws [epel-6]↗2016-10-17
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8679 CVE-2016-8680 CVE-2016-8681 libdwarf: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2016-10-17
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-8679 libdwarf: Heap based buffer overflow in _dwarf_get_size_of_val↗2016-10-17
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