CVE-2016-8680

Published: Feb 15, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

6.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

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.

Affected (1)

Products: Libdwarf Project: Libdwarf

Libdwarf Project

1 product

Libdwarf

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Libdwarf Project Libdwarf	From 1999-12-14 to 2016-10-01

Related CWEs

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Read

The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

References (10)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/4

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93595

Source: cve@mitre.org

Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/04/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code-dwarf_util-c/

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385686

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue TrackingPatchThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/268c1f18d1d28612af3b72d7c670076b1b88e51c/tree/libdwarf/dwarf_util.c?diff=0b28b923c3bd9827d1d904feed2abadde4fa5de2

Source: cve@mitre.org

PatchVendor Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/4