CVE-2016-8679 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds read in Libdwarf by processing a crafted file with dwarfdump.
- 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-2016-8679?
CVE-2016-8679 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 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 _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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8679?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libdwarf Project Libdwarf.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8679?
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-2016-8679 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8679 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8679, GHSA-c3x9-5mjf-g3qh, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8679.