DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5044

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    DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5044

    Published: 17 Feb 2017Last Modified: 1 Sept 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2016-5044

    Summary:

    Details: The WRITE_UNALIGNED function in dwarf_elf_access.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) via a crafted DWARF section.

    References: https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5044

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: dwarfutils

    Purl: pkg:deb/debian/dwarfutils?arch=source&distro=bookworm

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -20160507-1

    Affected versions

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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