CVE-2016-7410

MEDIUM 5.5CVE-2016-7410 · Published 23/01/2017 · updated 17/06/2026

In short

CVE-2016-7410 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability affecting libdwarf (libdwarf project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.5%, higher than 74.0% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
libdwarf libdwarf_project	`= 2016-06-13`	No fix yet

Description

The _dwarf_read_loc_section function in dwarf_loc.c in libdwarf 20160613 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted file.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/13/5 · Exploit
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/3 · Mailing List
securityfocus.com/bid/92971 · Third Party Advisory

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Package

Affected versions

Patched versions

libdwarf

libdwarf_project

= 2016-06-13

No fix yet

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