Name: CVE-2020-28163: NULL Pointer Dereference
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2023-04-15T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-28163, CWE-476, CVSS 6.5, EPSS 0.00119

libdwarf before 20201201 allows a dwarf_print_lines.c NULL pointer dereference and application crash via a DWARF5 line-table header that has an invalid FORM for a pathname.

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	Jul 30, 2024	Apr 16, 2023
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Jul 9, 2025	Apr 16, 2023

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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