CVE-2016-8679

CVSS V2 Medium 4.3 CVSS V3 Medium 6.5
Description
The _dwarf_get_size_of_val function in libdwarf/dwarf_util.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.
Overview
  • CVE ID
  • CVE-2016-8679
  • Assigner
  • cve@mitre.org
  • Vulnerability Status
  • Analyzed
  • Published Version
  • 2017-02-15T21:59:00
  • Last Modified Date
  • 2022-03-01T19:08:37
Weakness Enumerations
CWE URL
CWE-125 http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/125.html
CPE Configuration (Product)
CPE Vulnerable Operator Version Start Version End
cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 1 OR 1999-12-14 2016-11-24
CVSS Version 2
  • Version
  • 2.0
  • Vector String
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
  • Access Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Access Compatibility
  • MEDIUM
  • Authentication
  • NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Integrity Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • PARTIAL
  • Base Score
  • 4.3
  • Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 8.6
  • Impact Score
  • 2.9
CVSS Version 3
  • Version
  • 3.1
  • Vector String
  • CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
  • Attack Vector
  • NETWORK
  • Attack Compatibility
  • LOW
  • Privileges Required
  • NONE
  • User Interaction
  • REQUIRED
  • Scope
  • UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact
  • NONE
  • Availability Impact
  • HIGH
  • Base Score
  • 6.5
  • Base Severity
  • MEDIUM
  • Exploitability Score
  • 2.8
  • Impact Score
  • 3.6
References
Reference URL Reference Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385689 Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_size_of_val-dwarf_util-c/ Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93601 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/3 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
Sources
Source Name Source URL
NIST https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-8679
MITRE https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2016-8679
History
Created Old Value New Value Data Type Notes
2022-05-10 15:47:51 Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-02 13:58:42 2017-02-15T21:59Z 2017-02-15T21:59:00 CVE Published Date updated
2022-12-02 13:58:42 2022-03-01T19:08:37 CVE Modified Date updated
2022-12-02 13:58:42 Analyzed Vulnerability Status updated