Vulnerability Details : CVE-2015-8750
libdwarf 20151114 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a debug_abbrev section marked NOBITS in an ELF file.
Vulnerability category: Memory CorruptionDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2015-8750
- Libdwarf Project » LibdwarfVersions from including (>=) 1999-12-14 and up to, including, (<=) 2015-11-14cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2015-8750
0.60%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 67 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2015-8750
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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6.5
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
2.8
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3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2015-8750
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The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2015-8750
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https://github.com/tomhughes/libdwarf/commit/11750a2838e52953013e3114ef27b3c7b1780697
A DWARF related section marked SHT_NOBITS (elf section type) · tomhughes/libdwarf@11750a2 · GitHubBroken Link;Issue Tracking;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/11
oss-security - Re: CVE request -- NULL dereference in libdwarfMailing List;Patch;Third Party Advisory
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https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294264
1294264 – NULL dereference in libdwarf ( tested in libdwarf-20151114)Issue Tracking;Third Party Advisory
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