CVE-2015-8750

6.5 MEDIUM

Published: February 13, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026

Description

libdwarf 20151114 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a debug_abbrev section marked NOBITS in an ELF file.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0

Vector String

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/11

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294264

Source: cve@mitre.org

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/tomhughes/libdwarf/commit/11750a2838e52953013e3114ef27b3c7b1780697

Source: cve@mitre.org

Broken Link Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/11

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294264

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory

https://github.com/tomhughes/libdwarf/commit/11750a2838e52953013e3114ef27b3c7b1780697

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Broken Link Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

6 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score

6.5 / 10.0

EPSS (Exploit Probability)

1.9%

77th percentile

Exploitation Status

Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-476

Affected Vendors

libdwarf_project

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