CVE-2016-9275
HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: March 23, 2017 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:55 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorLibdwarf
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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 4%
Description
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).
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
1999-12-14 ≤ v < 2016-11-24
Affected range stops below 2016-11-24, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/7
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_skim_forms-dwarf_macro5-c
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394802
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6/
References (5)
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/7VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94284x_refsource_MISCIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_skim_forms-dwarf_macro5-cx_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatch
Source: [email protected]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394802x_refsource_CONFIRMIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6/CVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-787
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