Out-of-bounds Write Affecting dwarfutils package, versions <20160507+git20160523.9086738-1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.48% (71st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-ECHOLATEST-DWARFUTILS-21884667
  • published30 Oct 2026
  • disclosed31 Jan 2017

Introduced: 31 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-2050  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Echo:latest dwarfutils to version 20160507+git20160523.9086738-1 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 Echo. See How to fix? for Echo:latest relevant fixed versions and status.

The get_abbrev_array_info function in libdwarf-20151114 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted elf file.

CVSS Base Scores

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