CVE-2016-5043 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The dwarf_dealloc function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted DWARF section.

Published: 2017-02-17

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: 1.4% 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-2016-5996	The dwarf_dealloc function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted DWARF section.

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 None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01448.

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-2016-5043
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5043
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: 2024-08-06T00:46:40.233Z

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

Link: CVE-2016-5043

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2017-02-17T17:59:00.700

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

Link: CVE-2016-5043

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-05-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5043 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-125

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