CVE-2016-2050

NameCVE-2016-2050
DescriptionThe get_abbrev_array_info function in libdwarf-20151114 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted elf file.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
ReferencesDLA-669-1

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
dwarfutils (PTS)bullseye20201201-1fixed
sid, trixie, bookworm20210528-1fixed

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
dwarfutilssourcewheezy20120410-2+deb7u2DLA-669-1
dwarfutilssourcejessie20120410-2+deb8u1
dwarfutilssource(unstable)20160507+git20160523.9086738-1unimportant

Notes

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/9
Fixed by http://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/a05f5e2ae6a5f34daa566975894fc2803d6ec684
Reasoning for "unimportant" severity: The affected source code is present
in dwarfdump/, but in the binary package is installed dwarfdump2/ .
dwarfdump2 (the C++ implentation) has been abandoned again by upstream in
fawour of the C version.

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