CVE-2016-9480
libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a...
libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the "malformed dwarf file" approach, related to a "Heap Buffer Over-read" issue affecting the dwarf_util.c component, aka DW201611-006.
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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the "malformed dwarf file" approach, related to a "Heap Buffer Over-read" issue affecting the dwarf_util.c component, aka DW201611-006.
- Record
CVE-2016-9480- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the "malformed dwarf file" approach, related to a "Heap Buffer Over-read" issue affecting the dwarf_util.c component, aka DW201611-006.
- Record
CVE-2016-9480- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2016-10286 No score
libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the "malformed dwarf file" approach, related to a "Heap Buffer Over-read" issue affecting the dwarf_util.c component, aka DW201611-006.
- Record
EUVD-2016-10286- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-28qr-hqrv-mhvr
libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a...
libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the "malformed dwarf file" approach, related to a "Heap Buffer Over-read" issue affecting the dwarf_util.c component, aka DW201611-006.
- Record
GHSA-28qr-hqrv-mhvr- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the "malformed dwarf file" approach, related to a "Heap Buffer Over-read" issue affecting the dwarf_util.c component, aka DW201611-006.
- Record
CVE-2016-9480- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-9480
libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the "malformed dwarf file" approach, related to a "Heap Buffer Over-read" issue affecting the dwarf_util.c component, aka DW201611-006.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2016-9480- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-9480
libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the "malformed dwarf file" approach, related to a "Heap Buffer Over-read" issue affecting the dwarf_util.c component, aka DW201611-006.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2016-9480- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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 20161124-1 | 20161124-1 |
dwarfutilsDebian:13 |
before 20161124-1 | 20161124-1 |
dwarfutilsDebian:14 |
before 20161124-1 | 20161124-1 |
dwarfutilsUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 20120410-220120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2016-9480 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Libdwarf Project Libdwarf, published November 29, 2016. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.64%, the 89th percentile. Fixed in dwarfutils 20161124-1.
References
prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html
sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/5dd64de047cd5ec479fb11fe7ff2692fd819e5e5
securityfocus.com/bid/94980
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-9480
github.com/advisories/GHSA-28qr-hqrv-mhvr
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security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-9480
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-9480
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-9480
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-5029