High severity · published Mar 23, 2017
CVE-2016-9275
Heap-based buffer overflow in the _dwarf_skim_forms function in libdwarf/dwarf_macro5.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service…
7.5
CVSS
4.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the _dwarf_skim_forms function in libdwarf/dwarf_macro5.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)4.2% · higher than 91% 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 before 2016-11-24 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9275
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9275
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/7
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94284
Issue Tracking
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_skim_forms-dwarf_macro5-c
Issue Tracking
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394802
Issue Tracking
https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6/
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