Integer Overflow or Wraparound Affecting dwarfutils package, versions <20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.15% (53rd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1404-DWARFUTILS-359275
  • published17 Feb 2017
  • disclosed17 Feb 2017

Introduced: 17 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-7511  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-190  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:14.04 dwarfutils to version 20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1 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 Ubuntu. See How to fix? for Ubuntu:14.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

Integer overflow in the dwarf_die_deliv.c in libdwarf 20160613 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.