CVE-2015-8750
libdwarf 20151114 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer...
CVE-2015-8750 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libdwarf Project Libdwarf, published January 15, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.90%, the 79th percentile. Fixed in dwarfutils 20160507-1.
libdwarf 20151114 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a debug_abbrev section marked NOBITS in an ELF file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
libdwarf 20151114 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a debug_abbrev section marked NOBITS in an ELF file.
- Record
CVE-2015-8750- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libdwarf 20151114 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a debug_abbrev section marked NOBITS in an ELF file.
- Record
CVE-2015-8750- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-8624 No score
libdwarf 20151114 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a debug_abbrev section marked NOBITS in an ELF file.
- Record
EUVD-2015-8624- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q9p8-c796-r5q2
libdwarf 20151114 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer...
libdwarf 20151114 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a debug_abbrev section marked NOBITS in an ELF file.
- Record
GHSA-q9p8-c796-r5q2- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-476
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
libdwarf 20151114 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a debug_abbrev section marked NOBITS in an ELF file.
- Record
CVE-2015-8750- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2015-8750
libdwarf 20151114 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a debug_abbrev section marked NOBITS in an ELF file.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2015-8750- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2015-8750
libdwarf 20151114 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a debug_abbrev section marked NOBITS in an ELF file.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2015-8750- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - 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 |
dwarfutilsDebian:6.0 |
before 20100214-1+deb6u1, plus listed versions 20100214-1 |
20100214-1+deb6u1 |
dwarfutilsDebian:7 |
before 20120410-2+deb7u2, plus listed versions 20120410-220120410-2+deb7u1 |
20120410-2+deb7u2 |
dwarfutilsUbuntu:14.04:LTS |
before 20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1, plus listed versions 20120410-2 |
20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1 |
dwarfutilsUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1, plus listed versions 20120410-2 |
20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1 |
History
| When | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-03 | aliases | EUVD |
| 2026-11-02 | created | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
References
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294264
github.com/tomhughes/libdwarf/commit/11750a2838e52953013e3114ef27b3c7b1780697
openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/11
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-8750
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-8750
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2015-8750
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2015-8750