CVE-2016-9558 in libdwarf

Summary

(1) libdwarf/dwarf_leb.c and (2) dwarfdump/print_frames.c in libdwarf before 20161124 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted bit pattern in a signed leb number, aka a "negation overflow."

Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

• Reservation: 11/22/2016
• Disclosure: 02/28/2017
• Moderation: VulDB entry created
• Entries: 1: VDB-97349
• CPE: ready
• CWE: CWE-119 (Confirmed)
• CVSS: 8.5
• EPSS: 0.01160
• Activities: Very Low

Sources

• MITRE: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9558
• NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9558
• CVE Details: https://www.cvedetails.com/cve/CVE-2016-9558/