Detections
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CVE-2016-5040

high

Description

libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a large length value in a compilation unit header.

References

https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2017-02-17

Updated: 2022-03-01

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: High