PT-2016-7765 · None · Libdwarf

Published 2016-11-29 · Updated 2016-12-22 · CVE-2016-9480

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.1

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libdwarf version 2016-10-21

Description The issue allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the "malformed dwarf file" approach, related to a "Heap Buffer Over-read" issue affecting the dwarf util.c component.

Recommendations For libdwarf version 2016-10-21, consider restricting the use of the dwarf util.c component until a patch is available to prevent exploitation of the Heap Buffer Over-read issue.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-9480

OPENSUSE-SU-2024:10936-1

Affected Products

Libdwarf

References · 11

• https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/5dd64de047cd5ec479fb11fe7ff2692fd819e5e5 · Patch
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9480 · Security Note
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9480 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9480 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-9480 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9480 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9480 · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9480 · Vendor Advisory
• https://prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/94980 · Note
• https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/bugs/5 · Note