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CVE-2016-9480

Published: 29 November 2016

libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the "malformed dwarf file" approach, related to a "Heap Buffer Over-read" issue affecting the dwarf_util.c component, aka DW201611-006.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

9.1

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
dwarfutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(20161124-1)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(20161124-1)
disco Not vulnerable
(20161124-1)
eoan Not vulnerable
(20161124-1)
focal Not vulnerable
(20161124-1)
groovy Not vulnerable
(20161124-1)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(20161124-1)
impish Not vulnerable
(20161124-1)
jammy Not vulnerable
(20161124-1)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(20161124-1)
lunar Not vulnerable
(20161124-1)
mantic Not vulnerable
(20161124-1)
noble Not vulnerable
(20161124-1)
precise Ignored
(end of life)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream Needs triage

xenial Needed

yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
Patches:
upstream: https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/5dd64de047cd5ec479fb11fe7ff2692fd819e5e5/

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 9.1
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H