Upstream information

CVE-2016-9480 at MITRE

Description

libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the "malformed dwarf file" approach, related to a "Heap Buffer Over-read" issue affecting the dwarf_util.c component, aka DW201611-006.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having critical severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.4
Vector AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 9.1
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 1012823 [RESOLVED / FIXED]

No SUSE Security Announcements cross referenced.

List of released packages

Product(s) Fixed package version(s) References
openSUSE Tumbleweed
  • libdwarf-devel >= 20210528-1.2
  • libdwarf-devel-static >= 20210528-1.2
  • libdwarf-doc >= 20210528-1.2
  • libdwarf-tools >= 20210528-1.2
  • libdwarf1 >= 20210528-1.2
 Patchnames:
openSUSE-Tumbleweed-2024-10936

Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP2 libdwarf Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 libdwarf Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 libdwarf Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2 libdwarf Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 libdwarf Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 libdwarf Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP2 libdwarf Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 libdwarf Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 libdwarf Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP2 libdwarf Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 libdwarf Ignore
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 libdwarf Ignore

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Wed Nov 30 03:15:11 2016
CVE page last modified: Tue Jul 2 17:05:02 2024