CVE-2016-5044

libdwarf: Heap-based buffer overflow in update_entry()

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Severity

Low

Red Hat Product Security

1.7

CVSS 2.0

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Published · May 4, 2016

Updated · May 13, 2026

Description

The WRITE_UNALIGNED function in dwarf_elf_access.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) via a crafted DWARF section.

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-122 · Heap-based Buffer Overflow