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CVE-2016-8680
CVE-2016-8680
PUBLISHED
The _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code function in dwarf_util.c in libdwarf 20161001 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.
EPSS 0.62% · 70.4th percentile
Risk Scores
EPSS Score
0.62%
70.4th 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/2016/10/04/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code-dwarf_util-c/ (nist-nvd)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385686 (circl)
- [oss-security] 20161015 Re: libdwarf: heap-based buffer overflow in _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code (dwarf_util.c) (circl)
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/268c1f18d1d28612af3b72d7c670076b1b88e51c/tree/libdwarf/dwarf_util.c?diff=0b28b923c3bd9827d1d904feed2abadde4fa5de2 (circl)
- 93595 (circl)
Timeline
- Feb 15, 2017 CVE Published
- Feb 4, 2022 EPSS Score
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References
- https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8680 third-party-advisory
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/12 third-party-advisory
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/268c1f18d1d28612af3b72d7c670076b1b88e51c/tree/libdwarf/dwarf_util.c?diff=0b28b923c3bd9827d1d904feed2abadde4fa5de2 third-party-advisory
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8680 third-party-advisory