DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5038

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Source
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5038
Import Source
https://storage.googleapis.com/osv-test-debian-osv/debian-cve-osv/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5038.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5038
Upstream
Published
2017-02-17T17:59:00Z
Modified
2025-09-19T06:10:10Z
Summary
[none]
Details

The dwarfgetmacrostartendfile function in dwarfmacro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted string offset for .debugstr.

References

Affected packages

Debian:11 / dwarfutils

Package

Name
dwarfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dwarfutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20160507+git20160523.9086738-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:12 / dwarfutils

Package

Name
dwarfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dwarfutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20160507+git20160523.9086738-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:13 / dwarfutils

Package

Name
dwarfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dwarfutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20160507+git20160523.9086738-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}

Debian:14 / dwarfutils

Package

Name
dwarfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/debian/dwarfutils?arch=source

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20160507+git20160523.9086738-1

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "urgency": "not yet assigned"
}