CVE-2016-5033

The print_exprloc_content function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a...

6.5 MediumFix available

CVE-2016-5033 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Libdwarf Project Libdwarf, published February 17, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.92%, the 87th percentile. Fixed in dwarfutils 20160507+git20160523.9086738-1.

What does this mean?

Severity: 6.5 MediumCVSS 3.1, NVD
Exploit chance: 2.92%EPSS, 87th percentile
Exploitation: None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in: 20160507+git20160523.9086738-1dwarfutils +3 more

Description

The print_exprloc_content function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted 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

2.92%Up 1.8 points since Feb 4, 2022

Affected products

libdwarf project libdwarf

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`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` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 20120410-220120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1	None known

What each source reports

NVD Score used6.5

The print_exprloc_content function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2016-5033
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 4.3 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE ListNo score

The print_exprloc_content function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2016-5033
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2016-5986No score

The print_exprloc_content function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record: EUVD-2016-5986
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q96g-cqh9-7qfc6.5

The print_exprloc_content function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a...

The print_exprloc_content function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record: GHSA-q96g-cqh9-7qfc
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Weakness: CWE-125
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV6.5

The print_exprloc_content function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record: CVE-2016-5033
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2016-50336.5

The print_exprloc_content function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record: DEBIAN-CVE-2016-5033
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2016-50336.5

The print_exprloc_content function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted file.

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5033
CVSS 3.1: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:10936-1No 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

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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

References

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