Out-of-bounds Read Affecting dwarfutils package, versions <20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.06% (28th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-DWARFUTILS-359118
  • published8 Feb 2016
  • disclosed8 Feb 2016

Introduced: 8 Feb 2016

CVE-2016-2091  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade Ubuntu:16.04 dwarfutils to version 20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1 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:16.04 relevant fixed versions and status.

The dwarf_read_cie_fde_prefix function in dwarf_frame2.c in libdwarf 20151114 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted ELF object file.

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