| Name | CVE-2016-2050 |
| Description | The 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. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-669-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| dwarfutils (PTS) | buster | 20180809-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 20201201-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 20210528-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| dwarfutils | source | wheezy | 20120410-2+deb7u2 | | DLA-669-1 | |
| dwarfutils | source | jessie | 20120410-2+deb8u1 | | | |
| dwarfutils | source | (unstable) | 20160507+git20160523.9086738-1 | unimportant | | |
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.