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CVE-2016-8681 (GCVE-0-2016-8681)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-02-15 21:00 – Updated: 2024-08-06 02:27

Summary

The _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code function in dwarf_util.c in libdwarf 20161001 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

Assigner

mitre mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93592	vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-…	x_refsource_MISC
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385690	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Date Public

2016-10-15 00:00

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CNVD-2016-10037

Vulnerability from cnvd - Published: 2016-10-26

Title

libdwarf堆缓冲区溢出漏洞（CNVD-2016-10037）

Description

libdwarf是一套用于读取和写入DWARF2调试信息的工具。 libdwarf 20161001及之前的版本中存在堆缓冲区溢出漏洞。该漏洞源于程序未能对用户提交的输入执行正确的边界检查。攻击者可利用该漏洞造成拒绝服务。

Severity

中

Patch Name

libdwarf堆缓冲区溢出漏洞（CNVD-2016-10037）的补丁

Patch Description

libdwarf是一套用于读取和写入DWARF2调试信息的工具。 libdwarf 20161001及之前的版本中存在堆缓冲区溢出漏洞。该漏洞源于程序未能对用户提交的输入执行正确的边界检查。攻击者可利用该漏洞造成拒绝服务。目前，供应商发布了安全公告及相关补丁信息，修复了此漏洞。

Formal description

目前厂商已经发布了升级补丁以修复此安全问题，详情请关注厂商主页： https://github.com/tomhughes/libdwarf/

Reference

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93592

Impacted products

Name
libdwarf libdwarf <=20161001

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  "referenceLink": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93592",
  "serverity": "\u4e2d",
  "submitTime": "2016-10-20",
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FKIE_CVE-2016-8681

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2017-02-15 21:59 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:54

Severity

5.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Summary

References

URL	Tags
cve@mitre.org	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/5	Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93592	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org	https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code-dwarf_util-c-2/	Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385690	Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/5	Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93592	Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code-dwarf_util-c-2/	Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108	https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385690	Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	libdwarf_project	libdwarf	*

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GHSA-PXMJ-7HRR-MWH2

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:25 – Updated: 2025-04-20 03:32

Details

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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  "id": "GHSA-pxmj-7hrr-mwh2",
  "modified": "2025-04-20T03:32:57Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:25:48Z",
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}

GSD-2016-8681

Vulnerability from gsd - Updated: 2023-12-13 01:21

Details

Aliases

CVE-2016-8681

Aliases

CVE-2016-8681

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MSRC_CVE-2016-8681

Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft - Published: 2017-02-02 00:00 - Updated: 2026-02-18 02:27

Summary

Scope

1 vulnerability in this advisory, including CVE-2016-8681.

CVE-2016-8681

5.5 (Medium)


                
                  CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Fixed: 3 products Known affected: 3 products Known not affected: 1 product

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutoria…

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ubuntu-cve-2016-8681

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu

Published

2017-02-15 21:59

Modified

2026-04-22 07:38

Summary

Details

Severity

5.5 (Medium)


                    
                      CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

N/A (UNKNOWN)


                    
                      medium

References

URL

Type

	https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-8681	REPORT
	https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/2d14a7…	REPORT
	https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/efe48c…	REPORT
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/1…	REPORT
	https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-8681	REPORT

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Sightings

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CVE-2016-8681 (GCVE-0-2016-8681)

CNVD-2016-10037

FKIE_CVE-2016-8681

GHSA-PXMJ-7HRR-MWH2

GSD-2016-8681

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ubuntu-cve-2016-8681

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