CVE-2016-8681

medium

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.

References

Advisories
More

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385690

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93592

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/5

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-9520

https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code-dwarf_util-c-2/

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: 5.5

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