CVE-2016-8681 — Out-of-bounds Read in Project Libdwarf

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read10 documents8 sources
Severity
5.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.9%
top 24.90%
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_abbrev_for_code function in dwarf_util.c in libdwarf 20161001 and earlier 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:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 1.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages1 packages

Patches

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

🔴Vulnerability Details

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GHSA
GHSA-pxmj-7hrr-mwh2: The _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code function in dwarf_util↗2022-05-13
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CVEList
CVE-2016-8681: The _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code function in dwarf_util↗2017-02-15
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OSV
CVE-2016-8681: The _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code function in dwarf_util↗2017-02-15
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Microsoft
The _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code function in dwarf_util.c in libdwarf 20161001 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a↗2017-02-21
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Red Hat
libdwarf: Heap based buffer overflow in _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code↗2016-10-06
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Debian
CVE-2016-8681: dwarfutils - The _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code function in dwarf_util.c in libdwarf 20161001 and...↗2016
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💬Community

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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-2016-8681 libdwarf: Heap based buffer overflow in _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code↗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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