CVE-2015-8538 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV).

Published: 2017-06-07

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
Debian DLA	DLA-669-1	dwarfutils security update
EUVD	EUVD-2015-8419	dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV).

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00403.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/10/3
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1291299
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8538
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8538

History

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Subscriptions

Libdwarf Project Libdwarf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-06-07T20:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T08:20:42.930Z

Reserved: 2015-12-10T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2015-8538

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-06-07T20:29:00.413

Modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033

Link: CVE-2015-8538

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2015-12-07T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2015-8538 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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