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Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-2091): dwarfutils vulnerability

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Severity

CVSS

(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)

Published

Feb 8, 2016

Added

Nov 19, 2024

Modified

Apr 16, 2026

Description

The dwarf_read_cie_fde_prefix function in dwarf_frame2.c in libdwarf 20151114 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted ELF object file.

Solution

ubuntu-upgrade-dwarfutils

References

CVE-2016-2091
https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-2091
CWE-125
EUVD-EUVD-2016-3196
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/3
https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2016-3196
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-2091

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