What is CVE-2016-5037?

CVE-2016-5037 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2016-5037?

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

NULL pointer dereference in Libdwarf Project

CVE-2016-5037

The _dwarf_load_section function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a crafted file.

EPSS: 0.029 (85.7th 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
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Patch, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_MLIST, Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5037?: CVE-2016-5037 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2016-5037?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.