Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU39640

Integer overflow in libdwarf - CVE-2016-7511

Published: February 17, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020

Vulnerability identifier: #VU39640

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-7511

CWE-ID: CWE-190

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: David Anderson

Affected software:
libdwarf

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Integer overflow in the dwarf_die_deliv.c in libdwarf 20160613 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

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