Christian Rebischke reports :

libdwarf is vulnerable to multiple issues including arbitrary code execution, information disclosure and denial of service.

Update to 20161001 upstream release

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Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

Update to 20160929 upstream release

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the Fedora update system website.
Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

According to the versions of the libdwarf package installed, the EulerOS installation on the remote host is affected by the following vulnerabilities :

  - Use-after-free vulnerability in dwarfdump in libdwarf     20130126 through 20140805 might allow remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (program crash) via a     crafted ELF file.(CVE-2014-9482)

  - The print_frame_inst_bytes function in libdwarf before     20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference) via an object file     with empty bss-like sections.(CVE-2016-5028)

  - The create_fullest_file_path function in libdwarf     before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a     crafted dwarf file.(CVE-2016-5029)

  - The _dwarf_calculate_info_section_end_ptr function in     libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference)     via a crafted file.(CVE-2016-5030)

  - The print_frame_inst_bytes function in libdwarf before     20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted     file.(CVE-2016-5031)

  - The dwarf_get_xu_hash_entry function in libdwarf before     20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (crash) via a crafted file.(CVE-2016-5032)

  - The print_exprloc_content function in libdwarf before     20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted     file.(CVE-2016-5033)

  - dwarf_elf_access.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file, related to     relocation records.(CVE-2016-5034)

  - The _dwarf_read_line_table_header function in     dwarf_line_table_reader.c in libdwarf before 20160923     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.(CVE-2016-5035)

  - The dump_block function in print_sections.c in libdwarf     before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted     frame data.(CVE-2016-5036)

  - The _dwarf_load_section function in libdwarf before     20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted     file.(CVE-2016-5037)

  - The dwarf_get_macro_startend_file function in     dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted string offset for     .debug_str.(CVE-2016-5038)

  - The get_attr_value function in libdwarf before 20160923     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service     (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted object with all-bits     on.(CVE-2016-5039)

  - libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and     crash) via a large length value in a compilation unit     header.(CVE-2016-5040)

  - dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL     pointer dereference) via a debugging information entry     using DWARF5 and without a DW_AT_name.(CVE-2016-5041)

  - The dwarf_get_aranges_list function in libdwarf before     20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (infinite loop and crash) via a crafted DWARF     section.(CVE-2016-5042)

  - 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.(CVE-2016-5043)

  - The WRITE_UNALIGNED function in dwarf_elf_access.c in     libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and     crash) via a crafted DWARF section.(CVE-2016-5044)

  - The read_line_table_program function in     dwarf_line_table_reader_common.c in libdwarf before     20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted     input.(CVE-2016-7510)

  - 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.(CVE-2016-8679)

  - 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.(CVE-2016-8680)

  - 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.(CVE-2016-8681)

Note that Tenable Network Security has extracted the preceding description block directly from the EulerOS security advisory. Tenable has attempted to automatically clean and format it as much as possible without introducing additional issues.

The remote Redhat Enterprise Linux 7 host has one or more packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities that have been acknowledged by the vendor but will not be patched.

  - libdwarf: heap-based buffer over-read in dwarf_formsdata() (CVE-2017-9055)

  - The dwarf_read_cie_fde_prefix function in dwarf_frame2.c in libdwarf 20151114 allows attackers to cause a     denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted ELF object file. (CVE-2016-2091)

  - dwarf_form.c in libdwarf 20160115 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a     crafted elf file. (CVE-2016-5027)

  - The print_frame_inst_bytes function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an object file with empty bss-like sections. (CVE-2016-5028)

  - The create_fullest_file_path function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted dwarf file. (CVE-2016-5029)

  - The _dwarf_calculate_info_section_end_ptr function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file. (CVE-2016-5030)

  - The print_frame_inst_bytes function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file. (CVE-2016-5031)

  - The dwarf_get_xu_hash_entry function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (crash) via a crafted file. (CVE-2016-5032)

  - The print_exprloc_content function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file. (CVE-2016-5033)

  - dwarf_elf_access.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-     of-bounds write) via a crafted file, related to relocation records. (CVE-2016-5034)

  - The _dwarf_read_line_table_header function in dwarf_line_table_reader.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows     remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file. (CVE-2016-5035)

  - The dump_block function in print_sections.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a     denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted frame data. (CVE-2016-5036)

  - The _dwarf_load_section function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file. (CVE-2016-5037)

  - The dwarf_get_macro_startend_file function in dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted string offset for .debug_str.
    (CVE-2016-5038)

  - The get_attr_value function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of     service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted object with all-bits on. (CVE-2016-5039)

  - libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and     crash) via a large length value in a compilation unit header. (CVE-2016-5040)

  - dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL     pointer dereference) via a debugging information entry using DWARF5 and without a DW_AT_name.
    (CVE-2016-5041)

  - The dwarf_get_aranges_list function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (infinite loop and crash) via a crafted DWARF section. (CVE-2016-5042)

  - 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. (CVE-2016-5043)

  - The WRITE_UNALIGNED function in dwarf_elf_access.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to     cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) via a crafted DWARF section. (CVE-2016-5044)

  - The _dwarf_read_loc_section function in dwarf_loc.c in libdwarf 20160613 allows attackers to cause a     denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted file. (CVE-2016-7410)

  - The read_line_table_program function in dwarf_line_table_reader_common.c in libdwarf before 20160923     allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted input.
    (CVE-2016-7510)

  - Integer overflow in the dwarf_die_deliv.c in libdwarf 20160613 allows remote attackers to cause a denial     of service (crash) via a crafted file. (CVE-2016-7511)

  - 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. (CVE-2016-8679)

  - 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. (CVE-2016-8680, CVE-2016-8681)

  - The dwarf_get_aranges_list function in dwarf_arrange.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers     to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read). (CVE-2016-9276)

  - libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial     of service by using the malformed dwarf file approach, related to a Heap Buffer Over-read issue     affecting the dwarf_util.c component, aka DW201611-006. (CVE-2016-9480)

  - (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. (CVE-2016-9558)

  - An issue, also known as DW201703-006, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. A heap-based buffer over-read     in dwarf_formsdata() is due to a failure to check a pointer for being in bounds (in a few places in this     function) and a failure in a check in dwarf_attr_list(). (CVE-2017-9052)

  - An issue, also known as DW201703-005, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. A heap-based buffer over-read     in _dwarf_read_loc_expr_op() is due to a failure to check a pointer for being in bounds (in a few places     in this function). (CVE-2017-9053)

  - An issue, also known as DW201703-002, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. In
    _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk() a byte pointer was dereferenced just before it was checked for being in     bounds, leading to a heap-based buffer over-read. (CVE-2017-9054)

  - The _dwarf_decode_s_leb128_chk function in dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf through 2017-06-28 allows remote     attackers to cause a denial of service (Segmentation fault) via a crafted file. (CVE-2017-9998)

  - dwarf_elf_load_headers.c in libdwarf before 2019-07-05 allows attackers to cause a denial of service     (division by zero) via an ELF file with a zero-size section group (SHT_GROUP), as demonstrated by     dwarfdump. (CVE-2019-14249)

  - libdwarf before 20201017 has a one-byte out-of-bounds read because of an invalid pointer dereference via     an invalid line table in a crafted object. (CVE-2020-27545)

  - libdwarf before 20201201 allows a dwarf_print_lines.c NULL pointer dereference and application crash via a     DWARF5 line-table header that has an invalid FORM for a pathname. (CVE-2020-28163)

  - A double-free vulnerability was found in libdwarf. In a multiply-corrupted DWARF object, libdwarf may try     to dealloc(free) an allocation twice, potentially causing unpredictable and various results.
    (CVE-2024-2002)

  - Rejected reason: DO NOT USE THIS CANDIDATE NUMBER. ConsultIDs: CVE-2024-2002. Reason: This candidate is a     duplicate of CVE-2024-2002. Notes: All CVE users should reference CVE-2024-2002 instead of this candidate.
    (CVE-2024-31745)

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied on the package manager's report that the package is installed.

ID	Name	Product	Family	Published	Updated	Severity
96368	FreeBSD : libdwarf -- multiple vulnerabilities (83041ca7-d690-11e6-9171-14dae9d210b8)	Nessus	FreeBSD Local Security Checks	1/10/2017	1/4/2021	critical
94841	Fedora 25 : libdwarf (2016-9b8717537a)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	11/15/2016	1/11/2021	medium
93918	Fedora 24 : libdwarf (2016-328754be1c)	Nessus	Fedora Local Security Checks	10/10/2016	1/11/2021	medium
135527	EulerOS 2.0 SP3 : libdwarf (EulerOS-SA-2020-1398)	Nessus	Huawei Local Security Checks	4/15/2020	3/18/2024	high
196160	RHEL 7 : libdwarf (Unpatched Vulnerability)	Nessus	Red Hat Local Security Checks	5/11/2024	5/11/2024	critical

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