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DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5040
libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a large length value in a compilation...
Original description
The description as published by the source.
libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a large length value in a compilation unit header.
Source: OSV.dev (Open Source Vulnerabilities) OSV
Affected packages
Debian:12
dwarfutils
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"20160507-1"}]}]
Debian:13
dwarfutils
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"20160507-1"}]}]
Debian:14
dwarfutils
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"20160507-1"}]}]
References
- advisory security-tracker.debian.org