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CVE-2016-9275

Date: March 23, 2017

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).

Language: C

Severity Score

Related Resources (7)

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

Severity Score

Weakness Type (CWE)

Buffer Errors

CWE-119

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-125

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-787

CVSS v3.1

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

CVSS v2

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