CVE-2016-8679
Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-125
Out-of-bounds Read
Publication date:
15/02/2017
Last modified:
20/04/2025
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.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
6.50
Severity 3.x
MEDIUM
Base Score 2.0
4.30
Severity 2.0
MEDIUM
Vulnerable products and versions
| CPE | From | Up to |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1999-12-14 (including) | 2016-11-24 (excluding) |
To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93601
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_size_of_val-dwarf_util-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385689
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/3
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93601
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_size_of_val-dwarf_util-c/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385689



