CVE-2016-8681

Published: Feb 15, 2017

Modified: Aug 6, 2024

PUBLISHED

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

[oss-security] 20161015 Re: libdwarf: heap-based buffer overflow in _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code (dwarf_util.c) (ANOTHER ONE)

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93592

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

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

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CVE-2016-8681

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