VDB
CVE-2016-8679
CVE-2016-8679
PUBLISHED
CVSS 6.5 MEDIUM
The _dwarf_get_size_of_val function in libdwarf/dwarf_util.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.
EPSS 2.92% · 86.2th percentile
Risk Scores
CVSS 3.1
6.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score
2.92%
86.2th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | dwarfutils | 0, 20120410-2, 20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1 |
Timeline
- Feb 15, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 21, 2022 EPSS Score
- Sep 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 27, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 19, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 9, 2023 EPSS Score
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- Jul 18, 2023 EPSS Score
- Sep 8, 2023 EPSS Score
References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8679 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/11 third-party-advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/2d14a7792889e33bc542c28d0f3792964c46214f/#diff-13 third-party-advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/efe48cad0693d6994d9a7b561e1c3833b073a624/#diff-2 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8679 third-party-advisory