CVE-2016-9275 — Out-of-bounds Write in Project Libdwarf

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds WriteCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read8 documents7 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
EPSS
0.7%
top 28.70%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Libdwarf Project Libdwarf
Timeline
PublishedMar 23
Latest updateMay 13

Description

Heap-based buffer overflow in the _dwarf_skim_forms function in libdwarf/dwarf_macro5.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HExploitability: 3.9 | 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-qj22-f6jq-h2fw: Heap-based buffer overflow in the _dwarf_skim_forms function in libdwarf/dwarf_macro5↗2022-05-13
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OSV
CVE-2016-9275: Heap-based buffer overflow in the _dwarf_skim_forms function in libdwarf/dwarf_macro5↗2017-03-23
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CVEList
CVE-2016-9275: Heap-based buffer overflow in the _dwarf_skim_forms function in libdwarf/dwarf_macro5↗2017-03-23
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📋Vendor Advisories

2
Red Hat
libdwarf: Out of bound heap read in _dwarf_skim_forms↗2016-11-09
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Debian
CVE-2016-9275: dwarfutils - Heap-based buffer overflow in the _dwarf_skim_forms function in libdwarf/dwarf_m...↗2016
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💬Community

2
Bugzilla
CVE-2016-9275 CVE-2016-9276 CVE-2016-9480 CVE-2016-9558 libdwarf: various flaws [fedora-all]↗2016-11-30
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Bugzilla
CVE-2016-9275 libdwarf: Out of bound heap read in _dwarf_skim_forms↗2016-11-14
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CVE-2016-9275 — Out-of-bounds Write in Project Libdwarf | cvebase