6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2015-8750
Apache libdwarf denial of service vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

Feb. 13, 2017, 6:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:39 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2015-8750 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Libdwarf_project libdwarf
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2015-8750.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/11 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294264 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tomhughes/libdwarf/commit/11750a2838e52953013e3114ef27b3c7b1780697 Broken Link Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/11 Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294264 Issue Tracking Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/tomhughes/libdwarf/commit/11750a2838e52953013e3114ef27b3c7b1780697 Broken Link Issue Tracking Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2015-8750 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2015-11-14 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1999-12-14 up to (including) 2015-11-14
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294264 Issue Tracking https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294264 Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/tomhughes/libdwarf/commit/11750a2838e52953013e3114ef27b3c7b1780697 Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory https://github.com/tomhughes/libdwarf/commit/11750a2838e52953013e3114ef27b3c7b1780697 Broken Link, Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:20151114:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2015-11-14
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 16, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/11 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/11 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294264 No Types Assigned https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294264 Issue Tracking
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/tomhughes/libdwarf/commit/11750a2838e52953013e3114ef27b3c7b1780697 No Types Assigned https://github.com/tomhughes/libdwarf/commit/11750a2838e52953013e3114ef27b3c7b1780697 Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking, Patch
    Added CWE CWE-476
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:20151114:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.27 }} 0.00%

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0.62837

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