Out-of-Bounds Affecting dwarfutils package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
1.16% (77th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-DWARFUTILS-359176
  • published28 Feb 2017
  • disclosed28 Feb 2017

Introduced: 28 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-9558  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-119  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for Ubuntu:16.04 dwarfutils.

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.

(1) libdwarf/dwarf_leb.c and (2) dwarfdump/print_frames.c in libdwarf before 20161124 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted bit pattern in a signed leb number, aka a "negation overflow."

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1