CVE-2016-5041 in libdwarf

Summary

dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a debugging information entry using DWARF5 and without a DW_AT_name.

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• Reservation: 05/24/2016
• Disclosure: 04/10/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-99544 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-476 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 6.4
• EPSS: 0.00922
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5041
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5041
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-5041/