DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5044

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-5044
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5044.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5044
Upstream
Published
2017-02-17T17:59:00.733Z
Modified
2025-11-19T01:02:00.377405Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The WRITEUNALIGNED function in dwarfelf_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.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / dwarfutils

Package

Name
dwarfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dwarfutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20160507-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5044.json"

Debian:12 / dwarfutils

Package

Name
dwarfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dwarfutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20160507-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5044.json"

Debian:13 / dwarfutils

Package

Name
dwarfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dwarfutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20160507-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5044.json"

Debian:14 / dwarfutils

Package

Name
dwarfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dwarfutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20160507-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Database specific

source 
"https://storage.googleapis.com/debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5044.json"