CVE-2016-8681 Denial of service in n/a
Remote attackers can cause a denial of service via out-of-bounds read in libdwarf when processing crafted files with dwarfdump.
- 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-2016-8681?
CVE-2016-8681 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 15 Feb 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_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.
Weakness: CWE-125
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-8681?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Libdwarf Project Libdwarf.
How do I fix CVE-2016-8681?
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-2016-8681 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-8681 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as AZL-33326, AZL-42084, DEBIAN-CVE-2016-8681, GHSA-pxmj-7hrr-mwh2, UBUNTU-CVE-2016-8681.