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CVE-2016-8680

CVE-2016-8680

EPSS 2.9%
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.
Affected products
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References
https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/04/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code-dwarf_util-c/https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385686https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/268c1f18d1d28612af3b72d7c670076b1b88e51c/tree/libdwarf/dwarf_util.c?diff=0b28b923c3bd9827d1d904feed2abadde4fa5de2http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/4http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93595