Name: CVE-2015-8750: NULL Pointer Dereference
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2017-02-13T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2015-8750, CWE-476, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.01902

libdwarf 20151114 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a debug_abbrev section marked NOBITS in an ELF file.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 6.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade dwarfutils	Mar 31, 2017	Oct 19, 2016
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Dec 25, 2015
Ubuntu	—	Upgrade dwarfutils	Nov 19, 2024	Feb 13, 2017

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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