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CVE-2016-5036

The dump_block function in print_sections.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers...

7.5 HighFix available

The dump_block function in print_sections.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted frame data.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

4.38%Up 3.2 points since Feb 4, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.5

The dump_block function in print_sections.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted frame data.

Record
CVE-2016-5036
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0
5.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

The dump_block function in print_sections.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted frame data.

Record
CVE-2016-5036
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5989 No score

The dump_block function in print_sections.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted frame data.

Record
EUVD-2016-5989
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c6v5-gr6h-936j 7.5

The dump_block function in print_sections.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers...

The dump_block function in print_sections.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted frame data.

Record
GHSA-c6v5-gr6h-936j
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness
CWE-125
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.5

The dump_block function in print_sections.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted frame data.

Record
CVE-2016-5036
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-5036 7.5

The dump_block function in print_sections.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted frame data.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5036
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-5036 7.5

The dump_block function in print_sections.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted frame data.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5036
CVSS 3.1
7.5 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 3.0
7.5 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
dwarfutils
Debian:12
 before 20160507+git20160523.9086738-1
20160507+git20160523.9086738-1
dwarfutils
Debian:13
 before 20160507+git20160523.9086738-1
20160507+git20160523.9086738-1
dwarfutils
Debian:14
 before 20160507+git20160523.9086738-1
20160507+git20160523.9086738-1
dwarfutils
Debian:7
 before 20120410-2+deb7u2, plus listed versions
20120410-220120410-2+deb7u1
20120410-2+deb7u2
dwarfutils
Ubuntu:14.04:LTS
 before 20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions
20120410-2
20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1
dwarfutils
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
 before 20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions
20120410-2
20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
aliasesEUVD
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Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2016-5036 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Libdwarf Project Libdwarf, published October 19, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 4.38%, the 91st percentile. Fixed in dwarfutils 20160507+git20160523.9086738-1.

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