vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2015-8538): dwarfutils vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Jun 7, 2017 | Nov 19, 2024 | Apr 16, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Jun 7, 2017
Added
Nov 19, 2024
Modified
Apr 16, 2026
Description
dwarf_leb.c in libdwarf allows attackers to cause a denial of service (SIGSEGV).
Solution
ubuntu-upgrade-dwarfutils
References
- CVE-2015-8538
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2015-8538
- CWE-20
- EUVD-EUVD-2015-8419
- http://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/da724a0bc5eec8e9ec0b0cb0c238a80e34466459/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2015/12/09/2
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1289385
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2015-8419
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8538
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