PT-2017-8657 · None · Libdwarf

Published 2017-02-17 · Updated 2022-03-01 · CVE-2016-5030

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions libdwarf versions prior to 20160923

Description The issue allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file. This is due to a problem in the dwarf calculate info section end ptr function.

Recommendations For versions prior to 20160923, update to version 20160923 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to crafted files that could trigger the NULL pointer dereference in the dwarf calculate info section end ptr function until a patch is available.

Exploit

Fix

NULL Pointer Dereference

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-476

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-5030

Affected Products

Libdwarf

References · 11

• 🔥 http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/1 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5030 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5030 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5030 · Security Note
• http://openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-5030 · Vendor Advisory
• https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5030 · Vendor Advisory
• https://cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5030 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5030 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/27540 · Telegram Post
• https://prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html · Note