CVE-2016-5041
dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
CVE-2016-5041 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Libdwarf Project Libdwarf, published April 10, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.37%, the 88th percentile. Fixed in dwarfutils 20160507-1.
dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a debugging information entry using DWARF5 and without a DW_AT_name.
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a debugging information entry using DWARF5 and without a DW_AT_name.
- Record
CVE-2016-5041- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a debugging information entry using DWARF5 and without a DW_AT_name.
- Record
CVE-2016-5041- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-5994 No score
dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a debugging information entry using DWARF5 and without a DW_AT_name.
- Record
EUVD-2016-5994- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wpr2-jmm7-j55j
dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service ...
dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a debugging information entry using DWARF5 and without a DW_AT_name.
- Record
GHSA-wpr2-jmm7-j55j- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a debugging information entry using DWARF5 and without a DW_AT_name.
- Record
CVE-2016-5041- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-5041
dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a debugging information entry using DWARF5 and without a DW_AT_name.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5041- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-5041
dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a debugging information entry using DWARF5 and without a DW_AT_name.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5041- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10936-1 No score
libdwarf-devel-20210528-1.2 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the libdwarf-devel-20210528-1.2 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:10936-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
dwarfutilsDebian:12 |
before 20160507-1 | 20160507-1 |
dwarfutilsDebian:13 |
before 20160507-1 | 20160507-1 |
dwarfutilsDebian:14 |
before 20160507-1 | 20160507-1 |
dwarfutilsUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20120410-220120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1 |
None known |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |