NULL pointer dereference in libdwarf - CVE-2015-8750
Published: February 13, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39661
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2015-8750
CWE-ID: CWE-476
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error. A remote attacker can trigger denial of service conditions via a debug_abbrev section marked NOBITS in an ELF file.
Affected software
libdwarf
How to mitigate CVE-2015-8750
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.