The dwarf_get_macro_startend_file function in dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted string offset for .debug_str.
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DLA-669-1 | dwarfutils security update |
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EUVD-2016-5991 | The dwarf_get_macro_startend_file function in dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted string offset for .debug_str. |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:40.236Z
Reserved: 2016-05-24T00:00:00
Link: CVE-2016-5038

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Status : Deferred
Published: 2017-02-17T17:59:00.560
Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860
Link: CVE-2016-5038


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