Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libdwarf package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
low
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-LIBDWARF-1352601
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed12 May 2016

Introduced: 12 May 2016

CVE-2016-5038  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for RHEL:7 libdwarf.

NVD Description

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

The dwarf_get_macro_startend_file function in dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted string offset for .debug_str.

CVSS Scores

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