VDB
CVE-2016-8679
CVE-2016-8679
PUBLISHED
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 0.60% · 69.7th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.60%
69.7th percentile
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu:16.04:LTS | dwarfutils | 0, 20120410-2, 20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1 |
Exploit Intelligence
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_size_of_val-dwarf_util-c/ (nist-nvd)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385689 (circl)
- 93601 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20161015 Re: libdwarf: heap-based buffer overflow in _dwarf_get_size_of_val (dwarf_util.c) (circl)
Timeline
- Feb 15, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
- Mar 29, 2022 EPSS Score
- May 20, 2022 EPSS Score
- Jul 12, 2022 EPSS Score
- Oct 26, 2022 EPSS Score
- Dec 18, 2022 EPSS Score
- Feb 8, 2023 EPSS Score
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- Apr 2, 2023 EPSS Score
- May 25, 2023 EPSS Score
- Jul 16, 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