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.

EPSS: 0.015 (71.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Libdwarf_project Libdwarf — versions 2016-01-15
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

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