Medium severity · published Jun 7, 2017
CVE-2015-8538
dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV)
6.5
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.2% · higher than 69% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
LI
Libdwarf · Libdwarf Project
1999-12-14 through 2015-11-14 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8538
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8538
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/10/3
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291299
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