CVE-2016-8679

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Published 2017-02-15 · Modified 2026-05-13

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CVSS v3

6.5

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

CVSS v4 NEW

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not yet in upstream

VIR risk

6.5

Description

The _dwarf_get_size_of_val function in libdwarf/dwarf_util.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

No mitigations published for this CVE yet.

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OS impact

SUSE Affected 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Affected	—

Arch Fixed 1 release

Version	Status	Fixed in
—	Fixed	`20161124-1`

Debian Fixed 5 releases

Version	Status	Fixed in
trixie	Fixed	`20161001-2`
sid	Fixed	`20161001-2`
forky	Fixed	`20161001-2`
bullseye	Fixed	`20161001-2`
bookworm	Fixed	`20161001-2`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
libdwarf_project	libdwarf	`{"startIncluding":"1999-12-14","endExcluding":"2016-11-24"}`	`2016-11-24`

References

CWEs

CWE-125

Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.