CVE-2016-7510 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via crafted input in the libdwarf library due to an out-of-bounds read.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2016-7510?
CVE-2016-7510 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Feb 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
The read_line_table_program function in dwarf_line_table_reader_common.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted input.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-7510?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libdwarf Project Libdwarf.
How do I fix CVE-2016-7510?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2016-7510 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-7510 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as CVE-2016-1000268, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7510, GHSA-fqc2-jvfr-67vv, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7510.