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CVE-2016-5029

NULL Pointer Dereference

Published: Feb 17, 2017 | Modified: Mar 01, 2022
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V2
1.7 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
MEDIUM
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5029
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/476.html

The create_fullest_file_path function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted dwarf file.

Weakness

A NULL pointer dereference occurs when the application dereferences a pointer that it expects to be valid, but is NULL, typically causing a crash or exit.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Libdwarf Libdwarf_project 1999-12-14 (including) 2016-09-23 (excluding)
Dwarfutils Ubuntu artful *
Dwarfutils Ubuntu esm-apps/xenial *
Dwarfutils Ubuntu precise *
Dwarfutils Ubuntu trusty *
Dwarfutils Ubuntu wily *
Dwarfutils Ubuntu xenial *
Dwarfutils Ubuntu yakkety *
Dwarfutils Ubuntu zesty *

Potential Mitigations

References

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