vulnerability
Arch Linux: Information disclosure (CVE-2016-8679)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 15, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 15, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
An out of bounds heap read vulnerability was found in _dwarf_get_size_of_val triggered by invoking dwarfdump command on crafted file.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-8679
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-8679
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/3
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93601
- URL-https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_size_of_val-dwarf_util-c/
- URL-https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385689
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-4
- CWE-125
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