CVE-2016-8679
CVE-2016-8679
This page contains facts from public vulnerability sources. Check the original advisory before updating.
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.
CVSS 6.5 · Medium · EPSS 2.9% · Fix available
- Published
- Updated
Stack: system
Affected products and versions
n/a
- Versions
- n/a: Affected
No fix published
dwarfutils Debian:12
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 20161001-2
Update to 20161001-2
dwarfutils Debian:13
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 20161001-2
Update to 20161001-2
dwarfutils Debian:14
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: < 20161001-2
Update to 20161001-2
dwarfutils Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
- Versions
- 20120410-2
- 20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1
- Affected ranges
- ECOSYSTEM: (−∞, +∞)
No fix published
Original sources
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385689
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_size_of_val-dwarf_util-c/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93601
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/3
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8679