CVE-2016-2091 — Vulnetix

CVE-2016-2091 PUBLISHED

The dwarf_read_cie_fde_prefix function in dwarf_frame2.c in libdwarf 20151114 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted ELF object file.

EPSS 0.18% · 39.2th percentile

Risk Scores

EPSS Score

0.18%

39.2th percentile

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS	dwarfutils	0, 20120410-2
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	dwarfutils	0, 20120410-2

Exploit Intelligence

[oss-security] 20160128 Re: an out of bound read is found in libdwarf -20151114 (circl)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/3 (vulncheck-nvd)

Timeline

Feb 8, 2016 CVE Published
Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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References

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2091 third-party-advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/3 third-party-advisory
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2091 third-party-advisory

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