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CVE-2016-8679
Published: Feb 15, 2017
Modified: Aug 6, 2024
PUBLISHED
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.
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References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385689
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[oss-security] 20161015 Re: libdwarf: heap-based buffer overflow in _dwarf_get_size_of_val (dwarf_util.c)
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