CVE-2016-9558
Libdwarf ELF Reader Negation Overflow Vulnerability
Description
(1) libdwarf/dwarf_leb.c and (2) dwarfdump/print_frames.c in libdwarf before 20161124 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted bit pattern in a signed leb number, aka a "negation overflow."
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 28, 2017, 6:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:01 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2016-9558 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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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 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Removed CWE NIST CWE-119 Added CWE NIST CWE-190 Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2016-10-21 OR *cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 1999-12-14 up to (excluding) 2016-11-24 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Mar. 02, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/4f19e1050cd8e9ddf2cb6caa061ff2fec4c9b5f9/#diff-5 No Types Assigned https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/4f19e1050cd8e9ddf2cb6caa061ff2fec4c9b5f9/#diff-5 Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html No Types Assigned https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html Third Party Advisory Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94491 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94491 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/19/6 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/19/6 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/3 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/3 Third Party Advisory, Mailing List, Patch Changed Reference Type https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/libdwarf-negation-overflow-in-dwarf_leb-c/ No Types Assigned https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/libdwarf-negation-overflow-in-dwarf_leb-c/ Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry, Exploit, Patch Added CWE CWE-119 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:2016-10-21:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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Exploit Prediction
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1.28 }} 0.00%
score
0.83645
percentile