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CVE-2016-9558

critical

Description

(1) libdwarf/dwarf_leb.c and (2) dwarfdump/print_frames.c in libdwarf before 20161124 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted bit pattern in a signed leb number, aka a "negation overflow."

References

https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html

https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/4f19e1050cd8e9ddf2cb6caa061ff2fec4c9b5f9/#diff-5

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94491

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/3

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/19/6

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-02-28

Updated: 2025-04-20

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.5

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.0116