CVE-2016-5041 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a debugging information entry using DWARF5 and without a DW_AT_name.

Published: 2017-04-10

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-5994	dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a debugging information entry using DWARF5 and without a DW_AT_name.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00922.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5041
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5041
https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html

History

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Subscriptions

Libdwarf Project Libdwarf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-04-10T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T00:46:40.279Z

Reserved: 2016-05-24T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5041

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-04-10T16:59:00.133

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2016-5041

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-05-04T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-5041 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-476

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