CVE-2016-8681

Name
CVE-2016-8681
Description
The _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code function in dwarf_util.c in libdwarf 20161001 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.
NVD Severity
unknown
Other trackers
CVE, NVD, CERT, CVE Details, CIRCL, Arch Linux, Debian, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE (Bugzilla), SUSE (CVE), Mageia
Mailing lists
oss-security, full-disclosure, bugtraq
Exploits
Exploit DB, Metasploit
Forges
GitHub (code, issues), Aports (code, issues)

References

Type URI
Mailing List http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/5
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93592
Exploit https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code-dwarf_util-c-2/
Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385690

Match rules

CPE URI Source package Min version Max version
cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* libdwarf >= None <= 2016-10-01

Vulnerable and fixed packages

Source package Branch Version Maintainer Status
libdwarf edge-main 0.9.2-r0 Natanael Copa <ncopa@alpinelinux.org> possibly vulnerable