Heap-based Buffer Overflow Affecting libdwarf package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Red Hat Enterprise Linux security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.62% (79th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-RHEL7-LIBDWARF-1359143
  • published26 Jul 2021
  • disclosed16 Nov 2016

Introduced: 16 Nov 2016

CVE-2016-9480  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-122  (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.

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.