Out-of-Bounds Affecting dwarfutils package, versions <20161124-1
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- published29 Nov 2016
- disclosed29 Nov 2016
Introduced: 29 Nov 2016
CVE-2016-9480 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Debian:unstable dwarfutils to version 20161124-1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream dwarfutils package and not the dwarfutils package as distributed by Debian.
See How to fix? for Debian:unstable relevant fixed versions and status.
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.
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9480
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/bugs/5/
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/5dd64de047cd5ec479fb11fe7ff2692fd819e5e5/
- https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94980
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2016-9480