Out-of-bounds Read Affecting libdwarf package, versions [,20160923)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.13% (50th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBDWARF-2382783
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed17 Feb 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 17 Feb 2017

CVE-2016-5036  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-125  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade libdwarf to version 20160923 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Read. The dump_block function in print_sections.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted frame data.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1