What is CVE-2016-5027?

CVE-2016-5027 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-24.

How severe is CVE-2016-5027?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Libdwarf Project

CVE-2016-5027

dwarf_form.c in libdwarf 20160115 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted elf file.

Published 2017-02-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.015 (73.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 73rd percentile — 73.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Libdwarf Project — versions 2016-01-15

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1 (mailing-list, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (Issue Tracking)
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/1 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5027?: CVE-2016-5027 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2016-5027?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.