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FreeBSD: VID-83041CA7-D690-11E6-9171-14DAE9D210B8 (CVE-2016-9480): libdwarf -- multiple vulnerabilities

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FreeBSD: VID-83041CA7-D690-11E6-9171-14DAE9D210B8 (CVE-2016-9480): libdwarf -- multiple vulnerabilities

Severity
6
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P)
Published
11/29/2016
Created
07/25/2018
Added
01/10/2017
Modified
05/07/2019

Description

libdwarf 2016-10-21 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, aka DW201611-006.

Solution(s)

  • freebsd-upgrade-package-libdwarf

References

  • CVE-2016-9480

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