CVE-2016-5037 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The _dwarf_load_section function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

Published: 2017-02-17

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
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5990	The _dwarf_load_section function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

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 0.00562.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5037
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5037
https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html

History

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Subscriptions

Libdwarf Project Libdwarf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-02-17T17:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:40.239Z

Reserved: 2016-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5037

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-17T17:59:00.530

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

Link: CVE-2016-5037

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-05-06T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5037 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-476

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