Buffer overflow in the (1) DWARF (dwarfread.c) and (2) DWARF2 (dwarf2read.c) debugging code in GNU Debugger (GDB) 6.5 allows user-assisted…

Description

Buffer overflow in the (1) DWARF (dwarfread.c) and (2) DWARF2 (dwarf2read.c) debugging code in GNU Debugger (GDB) 6.5 allows user-assisted attackers, or restricted users, to execute arbitrary code via a crafted file with a location block (DW_FORM_block) that contains a large number of operations.

Scores

EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)

3.5% · top 11% of all CVEs (5 Nov 2026)

The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 5.1.

Weakness

• n/a
• CWE-119 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-119 and its CVEs

Affected products

• n/a

  • affected n/a

References (25)

• 20070920 VMSA-2007-0006 Critical security updates for all supported versions of VMware ESX Server, VMware Server, VMware Workstation, VMware ACE, and VMware Player (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCx_transferred
• ADV-2006-4283 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 25098 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• GLSA-200711-23 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOOx_transferred
• 25894 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0469 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• ADV-2007-3229 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• APPLE-SA-2006-10-31 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_APPLEx_transferred
• 28318 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
• 1017138 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACKx_transferred
• http://support.avaya.com/elmodocs2/security/ASA-2007-253.htm (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• oval:org.mitre.oval:def:10463 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
• RHSA-2007:0229 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
• 22662 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25632 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 25934 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• http://docs.info.apple.com/article.html?artnum=304669 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• ADV-2006-3433 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENx_transferred
• 26909 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 27706 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 21713 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=204841 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
• 22205 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
• 19802 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
• USN-356-1 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_UBUNTUx_transferred

Sources

The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.

• CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
• CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
• NVD (opens in a new tab)
• FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
• OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
• GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
• CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)

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Record last updated 7 Aug 2024, 18:57 UTC.