Out-of-bounds read in libdwarf - CVE-2016-7410
Published: January 23, 2017 / Updated: August 8, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39797
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-2016-7410
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: David Anderson
Affected software:
libdwarf
libdwarf
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The _dwarf_read_loc_section function in dwarf_loc.c in libdwarf 20160613 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted file.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-7410
Install update from vendor's website.