CVE-2016-9275

HIGH

7.5

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).

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published3/23/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

libdwarf_project:libdwarf

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/7(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94284(cve@mitre.org)

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_skim_forms-dwarf_macro5-c(cve@mitre.org)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394802(cve@mitre.org)

https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6/(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/7(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94284(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_skim_forms-dwarf_macro5-c(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394802(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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