CVE-2016-5027 : dwarf_form.c in libdwarf 20160115 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of s

dwarf_form.c in libdwarf 20160115 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted elf file.

Published 2017-02-24 20:59:01

Updated 2022-03-01 14:30:27

Source MITRE

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Vulnerability category: Denial of service

Products affected by CVE-2016-5027

Libdwarf Project » Libdwarf » Version: 2016-01-15
cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:2016-01-15:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.43%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 60 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.3	MEDIUM	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P	8.6	2.9	NIST
Access Vector: Network Access Complexity: Medium Authentication: None Confidentiality Impact: None Integrity Impact: None Availability Impact: Partial
5.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H	1.8	3.6	NIST
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: Required Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: None Availability: High

CWE-476 NULL Pointer Dereference

The product dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid but is NULL.

Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1330237

1330237 – NULL dereference bug in _dwarf_decode_s_leb128
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