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CVE-2016-8681

Date: February 15, 2017

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.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (7)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/5
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8681
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8681
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code-dwarf_util-c-2/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93592
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385690
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-8681

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Weakness Type (CWE)

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-125

CVSS v3

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV):
Attack Complexity (AC):
Privileges Required (PR):
User Interaction (UI):
Scope (S):
Confidentiality (C): PARTIAL
Integrity (I): PARTIAL
Availability (A): PARTIAL

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV):
Access Complexity (AC):
Authentication (AU):
Confidentiality (C): HIGH
Integrity (I): HIGH
Availability (A): HIGH
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