UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2050

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Source

https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2050

Import Source

https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2050.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2050

Upstream

CVE-2016-2050

Published

2017-01-31T19:59:00Z

Modified

2025-09-08T16:43:37Z

Severity

6.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
5.5 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Ubuntu - medium

Summary

[none]

Details

The getabbrevarray_info function in libdwarf-20151114 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted elf file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / dwarfutils

Package

Name: dwarfutils
Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/dwarfutils@20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Fixed

20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

Other

20120410-2

Ecosystem specific

{
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dwarfdump",
            "binary_version": "20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdwarf-dev",
            "binary_version": "20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1"
        }
    ],
    "availability": "No subscription required"
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / dwarfutils