Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in LibDwarf's _dwarf_get_size_of_val Function

Out-of-Bounds Read Vulnerability in LibDwarf's _dwarf_get_size_of_val Function

CVE-2016-8679 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

The _dwarf_get_size_of_val function in libdwarf/dwarf_util.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.

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