CVE-2016-7410 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

The _dwarf_read_loc_section function in dwarf_loc.c in libdwarf 20160613 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted file.

Published: 2017-01-23

Score: 5.5 Medium

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

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:2016-06-13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-8263	The _dwarf_read_loc_section function in dwarf_loc.c in libdwarf 20160613 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted file.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00175.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/13/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92971
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-7410
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-7410

History

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Subscriptions

Libdwarf Project Libdwarf

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-01-23T21:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:57:47.560Z

Reserved: 2016-09-09T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-7410

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-01-23T21:59:02.550

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

Link: CVE-2016-7410

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-09-14T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-7410 - Bugzilla

OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

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