CVE-2016-5029

Published: 17 February 2017

The create_fullest_file_path function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted dwarf file.

Priority

Medium

CVSS 3 base score: 5.5

Status

Package Release Status
dwarfutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian 		Upstream Needs triage

Ubuntu 20.10 (Groovy Gorilla) Not vulnerable
(20160507+git20160523.9086738-1)
Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa) Not vulnerable
(20160507+git20160523.9086738-1)
Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver) Not vulnerable
(20160507+git20160523.9086738-1)
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus) Needed

Ubuntu 14.04 ESM (Trusty Tahr) Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
Ubuntu 12.04 ESM (Precise Pangolin) Does not exist
(precise was needs-triage)
Patches:
Upstream: https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/acae971371daa23a19358bc62204007d258fbc5e/

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