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CVE-2016-9275
Heap-based buffer overflow in the _dwarf_skim_forms function in libdwarf/dwarf_macro5.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote…
High7.5EPSS 4.2%
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- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
Heap-based buffer overflow in the _dwarf_skim_forms function in libdwarf/dwarf_macro5.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 4.2% · top 9.0% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (5)
- [oss-security] 20161111 Re: libdwarf: heap-based buffer overflow in _dwarf_skim_forms (dwarf_macro5.c) (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394802 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_skim_forms-dwarf_macro5-c (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 94284 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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