CVE-2016-7410 Memory corruption in n/a

Medium 5.5 Published 23 Jan 2017 Updated 6 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service via a crafted file due to a buffer over-read in the libdwarf library.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: Available

What is CVE-2016-7410?

CVE-2016-7410 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 23 Jan 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

The _dwarf_read_loc_section function in dwarf_loc.c in libdwarf 20160613 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted file.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7410?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Libdwarf Project Libdwarf.

How do I fix CVE-2016-7410?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2016-7410 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7410, GHSA-27m7-4v2p-j66r.