Out-of-bounds Write Affecting libdwarf package, versions [,20151114]


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.12% (47th percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-LIBDWARF-2382803
  • published26 Jan 2022
  • disclosed31 Jan 2017
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 31 Jan 2017

CVE-2016-2050  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-787  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

There is no fixed version for libdwarf.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Out-of-bounds Write. 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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