vulnerability
Arch Linux: Information disclosure (CVE-2016-9275)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Mar 23, 2017 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
5
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Mar 23, 2017
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
An out of bounds heap read was found in _dwarf_skim_forms in dwarf_macro5.c triggered by crafted input to dwarfdump utility.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-9275
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-9275
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/7
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94284
- URL-https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_skim_forms-dwarf_macro5-c
- URL-https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394802
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-4
- URL-https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6/
- CWE-787
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