What is CVE-2016-2091?

CVE-2016-2091 is a low-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2016-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2016-2091?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2016-2091 known to be exploited?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Libdwarf Project

CVE-2016-2091

The dwarf_read_cie_fde_prefix function in dwarf_frame2.c in libdwarf 20151114 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted ELF object file.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (56.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Mailing List)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Mailing List)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-2091?: CVE-2016-2091 is a low-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2016-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2016-2091?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-2091 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.