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CVE-2016-8680

Published: 15 February 2017

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.

Priority

Medium

Cvss 3 Severity Score

6.5

Score breakdown

Status

Package Release Status
dwarfutils
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
groovy Not vulnerable
(20161001-2)
xenial Needed

precise Ignored
(end of life)
kinetic Not vulnerable
(20161001-2)
lunar Not vulnerable
(20161001-2)
artful Ignored
(end of life)
bionic Not vulnerable
(20161001-2)
cosmic Not vulnerable
(20161001-2)
disco Not vulnerable
(20161001-2)
eoan Not vulnerable
(20161001-2)
focal Not vulnerable
(20161001-2)
hirsute Not vulnerable
(20161001-2)
impish Not vulnerable
(20161001-2)
jammy Not vulnerable
(20161001-2)
trusty Does not exist
(trusty was needed)
upstream Needs triage

yakkety Ignored
(end of life)
zesty Ignored
(end of life)
mantic Not vulnerable
(20161001-2)

Severity score breakdown

Parameter Value
Base score 6.5
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality None
Integrity impact None
Availability impact High
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H