NULL Pointer Dereference Affecting dwarfutils package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.35% (72nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-DWARFUTILS-359264
  • published24 Feb 2017
  • disclosed24 Feb 2017

Introduced: 24 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-5027  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-476  (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.

dwarf_form.c in libdwarf 20160115 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted elf file.

CVSS Scores

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