CVE-2016-8681

MediumCVSS 5.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.5/10CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-125

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

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

Timeline

Published: Feb 15, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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