Medium severity · published Feb 15, 2017
CVE-2016-8680
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…
6.5
CVSS
2.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
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)2.9% · higher than 87% 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 2016-10-01 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8680
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8680
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/4
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93595
Exploit
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/04/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code-dwarf_util-c/
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385686
Patch
https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/268c1f18d1d28612af3b72d7c670076b1b88e51c/tree/libdwarf/dwarf_util.c?diff=0b28b923c3bd9827d1d904feed2abadde4fa5de2
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