UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2091

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Source
https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-2091
Import Source
https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2091.json
JSON Data
https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-2091
Upstream
Published
2016-02-08T19:59:00Z
Modified
2025-07-16T07:49:29.947455Z
Severity
  • 3.3 (Low) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L CVSS Calculator
  • Ubuntu - medium
Summary
[none]
Details

The dwarfreadciefdeprefix function in dwarf_frame2.c in libdwarf 20151114 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted ELF object file.

References

Affected packages

Ubuntu:14.04:LTS / dwarfutils

Package

Name
dwarfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dwarfutils@20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1?arch=source&distro=trusty

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1

Affected versions

Other

20120410-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dwarfdump",
            "binary_version": "20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dwarfdump-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdwarf-dev",
            "binary_version": "20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1"
        }
    ]
}

Ubuntu:16.04:LTS / dwarfutils

Package

Name
dwarfutils
Purl
pkg:deb/ubuntu/dwarfutils@20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1

Affected versions

Other

20120410-2

Ecosystem specific 

{
    "availability": "No subscription required",
    "binaries": [
        {
            "binary_name": "dwarfdump",
            "binary_version": "20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "dwarfdump-dbgsym",
            "binary_version": "20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1"
        },
        {
            "binary_name": "libdwarf-dev",
            "binary_version": "20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1"
        }
    ]
}