Buffer overflow in libdwarf - CVE-2016-9480
Published: November 30, 2016 / Updated: August 9, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU39997
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2016-9480
CWE-ID: CWE-119
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 #BASIC_IMPACT#.
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.
How to mitigate CVE-2016-9480
Install update from vendor's website.