CVE-2016-5043 in libdwarf

Summary

The dwarf_dealloc function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted DWARF section.

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• Reservation: 05/24/2016
• Disclosure: 02/17/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: VDB-97097 (1)
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-125 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 7.0
• EPSS: 0.00993
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5043
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5043
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-5043/