CVE-2016-9275

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    CVE-2016-9275

    Published: 23 Mar 2017Last Modified: 8 Jul 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Heap-based buffer overflow in the _dwarf_skim_forms function in libdwarf/dwarf_macro5.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

    References: http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94284, http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/7, https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_skim_forms-dwarf_macro5-c, https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394802, https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6/

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -fd1d490f0815994a870744d99660ed72585f3741

    Affected versions

    20161021

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

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    Privileges Required
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    User Interaction
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    Integrity
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    Availability
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