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CVE-2016-5037

Date: February 17, 2017

The _dwarf_load_section function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (6)

https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5037
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/1
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5037
https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-5037

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

NULL Pointer Dereference

CWE-476

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:
Attack Vector (AV): NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC): LOW
Privileges Required (PR): NONE
User Interaction (UI): REQUIRED
Scope (S): UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:
Access Vector (AV): NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC): MEDIUM
Authentication (AU): NONE
Confidentiality (C): NONE
Integrity (I): NONE
Availability (A): PARTIAL
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