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CVE-2016-5038
HIGH · CVSS 7.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-02-17T17:59:00.560 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:48:39.933

Summary

The dwarf_get_macro_startend_file function in dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted string offset for .debug_str.

Affected products

libdwarf_project — libdwarf

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