Heap-based buffer overflow in the _dwarf_skim_forms function in libdwarf/dwarf_macro5.c…
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-787Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.04224 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1999-12-14 to before 2016-11-24 | Vulnerable | Libdwarf Project |
- cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1999-12-14 to before 2016-11-24 Vulnerable ·Libdwarf Project
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Low. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9275
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qj22-f6jq-h2fw
References
Patch 4
- [oss-security] 20161111 Re: libdwarf: heap-based buffer overflow in _dwarf_skim_forms (dwarf_macro5.c)
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394802
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_skim_forms-dwarf_macro5-c
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6/
More Libdwarf Project Libdwarf vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-07781 (1) libdwarf/dwarf_leb.c and (2) dwarfdump/print_frames.c in libdwarf before 20161124… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-06517 An issue, also known as DW201703-006, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-06520 An issue, also known as DW201703-001, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2017-06519 An issue, also known as DW201703-002, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-07746 libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2017-06518 An issue, also known as DW201703-005, was discovered in libdwarf 2017-03-21. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-9275 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9275 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qj22-f6jq-h2fw · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-9275 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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