CVE-2016-9558

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

(1) libdwarf/dwarf_leb.c and (2) dwarfdump/print_frames.c in libdwarf before 20161124 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted bit pattern in a signed leb number, aka a "negation overflow."

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published2/28/2017

Last Modified4/20/2025

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

libdwarf_project:libdwarf

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-190

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/19/6(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/3(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94491(cve@mitre.org)

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/libdwarf-negation-overflow-in-dwarf_leb-c/(cve@mitre.org)

https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/4f19e1050cd8e9ddf2cb6caa061ff2fec4c9b5f9/#diff-5(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html(cve@mitre.org)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/19/6(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/3(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94491(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/libdwarf-negation-overflow-in-dwarf_leb-c/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/4f19e1050cd8e9ddf2cb6caa061ff2fec4c9b5f9/#diff-5(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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