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CVE-2016-8679
MEDIUM · CVSS 6.5
EPSS exploitation probability: 0%
Published 2017-02-15T21:59:00.510 · Last modified 2026-06-17T00:54:47.853

Summary

The _dwarf_get_size_of_val function in libdwarf/dwarf_util.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.

Affected products

libdwarf_project — libdwarf

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