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


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-DWARFUTILS-359182
  • published31 Jan 2017
  • disclosed31 Jan 2017

Introduced: 31 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-2050  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (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 get_abbrev_array_info function in libdwarf-20151114 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted elf file.

CVSS Scores

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