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CVE-2016-5041 Details

Description

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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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.5 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/1 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html [email protected]Vendor Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1 [email protected]ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

see all 6 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-476NULL Pointer Dereference[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
libdwarf project libdwarf
>= 1999-12-14, < 2016-09-23

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

7 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2016-5041
NVD Published Date:
Apr 10, 2017
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]