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CVE-2016-9558
(1) libdwarf/dwarf_leb.c and (2) dwarfdump/print_frames.c in libdwarf before 20161124 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact…
Critical9.8EPSS 5.0%
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- mitre
Description
(1) libdwarf/dwarf_leb.c and (2) dwarfdump/print_frames.c in libdwarf before 20161124 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted bit pattern in a signed leb number, aka a "negation overflow."
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 5.0% · top 7.8% 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 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References (6)
- https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161119 libdwarf: negation overflow in dwarf_leb.c (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- 94491 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/libdwarf-negation-overflow-in-dwarf_leb-c/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- [oss-security] 20161122 Re: libdwarf: negation overflow in dwarf_leb.c (opens in a new tab)mailing-listx_refsource_MLISTx_transferred
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/4f19e1050cd8e9ddf2cb6caa061ff2fec4c9b5f9/#diff-5 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_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)
Record last updated .