vulnerability
Ubuntu: (CVE-2016-8680): dwarfutils vulnerability
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P) | Feb 15, 2017 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jul 28, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
Published
Feb 15, 2017
Added
Jun 26, 2025
Modified
Jul 28, 2025
Description
The _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code function in dwarf_util.c in libdwarf 20161001 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.
Solution
no-fix-ubuntu-package
References
- CVE-2016-8680
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2016-8680
- URL-http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/08/12
- URL-https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/268c1f18d1d28612af3b72d7c670076b1b88e51c/tree/libdwarf/dwarf_util.c?diff=0b28b923c3bd9827d1d904feed2abadde4fa5de2
- URL-https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8680
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