vulnerability
Arch Linux: Information disclosure (CVE-2016-9480)
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P) | Nov 29, 2016 | Jul 11, 2025 | Nov 27, 2025 |
Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
Nov 29, 2016
Added
Jul 11, 2025
Modified
Nov 27, 2025
Description
libdwarf allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the "malformed dwarf file" approach, related to a "Heap Buffer Over-read" issue affecting the dwarf_util.c component.
Solution
arch-linux-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2016-9480
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-9480
- URL-http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94980
- URL-https://security.archlinux.org/ASA-201612-4
- URL-https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/bugs/5/
- URL-https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/5dd64de047cd5ec479fb11fe7ff2692fd819e5e5/
- URL-https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html
- CWE-119
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