CVE-2016-9275 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Heap-based buffer overflow in the _dwarf_skim_forms function in libdwarf/dwarf_macro5.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

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

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction Required

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.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Libdwarf Project	Libdwarf

Configuration 1 [-]

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

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References

Link	Providers
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/7
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94284
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_skim_forms-dwarf_macro5-c
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394802
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9275
https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6/
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9275

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2017-03-23T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-06T02:42:11.244Z

Reserved: 2016-11-11T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2016-9275

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-03-23T18:59:00.490

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

Link: CVE-2016-9275

Redhat

Severity : Low

Publid Date: 2016-11-09T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2016-9275 - Bugzilla

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