UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5042

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5042
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5042.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5042
Related
Published
2017-02-17T17:59:00Z
Modified
2017-02-17T17:59:00Z
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
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
[none]
Details

The dwarfgetaranges_list function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash) via a crafted DWARF section.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / dwarfutils

Package

Name
dwarfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dwarfutils?arch=src?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 

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

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / dwarfutils

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

Other

20120410-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "ubuntu_priority": "untriaged",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_version": "20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "dwarfdump"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "dwarfdump-dbgsym"
        },
        {
            "binary_version": "20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1",
            "binary_name": "libdwarf-dev"
        }
    ]
}