NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting libdwarf-tools package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on CentOS security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (49th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-CENTOS7-LIBDWARFTOOLS-1964746
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed4 May 2016

Introduced: 4 May 2016

CVE-2016-5040  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Centos:7 libdwarf-tools.

NVD Description

Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream libdwarf-tools package and not the libdwarf-tools package as distributed by Centos. See How to fix? for Centos:7 relevant fixed versions and status.

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.

CVSS Scores

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