CVE-2016-8679

medium

Description

The _dwarf_get_size_of_val function in libdwarf/dwarf_util.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.

References

Advisories
More

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385689

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93601

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/3

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-9518

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_size_of_val-dwarf_util-c/

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-02-15

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 6.5

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