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CVE-2016-9480
libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the…
Critical9.1EPSS 3.6%
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Description
libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the "malformed dwarf file" approach, related to a "Heap Buffer Over-read" issue affecting the dwarf_util.c component, aka DW201611-006.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.6% · top 10% 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: Critical 9.1.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/5dd64de047cd5ec479fb11fe7ff2692fd819e5e5/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/bugs/5/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 94980 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
Sources
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Record last updated .