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CVE-2016-8679

Date: February 15, 2017

The _dwarf_get_size_of_val function in libdwarf/dwarf_util.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.

Language: C

Severity Score

6.5

Related Resources (7)

Url: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8679

Url: https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_size_of_val-dwarf_util-c/

Url: http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/3

Url: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93601

Url: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385689

Url: https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-8679

Url: https://www.mend.io/vulnerability-database/CVE-2016-8679

Severity Score

6.5

Weakness Type (CWE)

Out-of-bounds Read

CWE-125

CVSS v3.1

Base Score:	6.5
Attack Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Attack Complexity (AC):	LOW
Privileges Required (PR):	NONE
User Interaction (UI):	REQUIRED
Scope (S):	UNCHANGED
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	HIGH

CVSS v2

Base Score:	4.3
Access Vector (AV):	NETWORK
Access Complexity (AC):	MEDIUM
Authentication (AU):	NONE
Confidentiality (C):	NONE
Integrity (I):	NONE
Availability (A):	PARTIAL
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