CVE-2016-5027

libdwarf: Null pointer dereference in _dwarf_decode_s_leb128

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

1.7

CVSS 2.0

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Published · May 24, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

dwarf_form.c in libdwarf 20160115 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted elf file.

CVSS score applicability

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Mitigation

No mitigation is specified in collected source.

CVSS / CWE

CVSS 2.0 · 1.7
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWE-476 · NULL Pointer Dereference