UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5037

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5037
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5037.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5037
Related
Published
2017-02-17T17:59:00Z
Modified
2024-10-15T14:05:52Z
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
Summary
[none]
Details

The dwarfload_section function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS / dwarfutils

Package

Name
dwarfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dwarfutils?arch=src?distro=esm-apps/xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected

Affected versions

Other

20120410-2

20120410-2+deb7u2build0.*

20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "ubuntu_priority": "medium"
}