What is CVE-2016-2050?

CVE-2016-2050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-01-31.

How severe is CVE-2016-2050?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-2050 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Libdwarf Project

CVE-2016-2050

The get_abbrev_array_info function in libdwarf-20151114 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted elf file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.015 (71.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Libdwarf_project Libdwarf — versions 2015-11-14
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2050?: CVE-2016-2050 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-01-31.
How severe is CVE-2016-2050?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-2050 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.