Out-of-bounds Read Affecting dwarfutils package, versions *


Severity

Recommended
medium

Based on Ubuntu security rating.

Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.82% (82nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UBUNTU1604-DWARFUTILS-359282
  • published23 Mar 2017
  • disclosed23 Mar 2017

Introduced: 23 Mar 2017

CVE-2016-9276  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (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.

The dwarf_get_aranges_list function in dwarf_arrange.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

CVSS Scores

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