What is CVE-2016-7510?

CVE-2016-7510 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2016-7510?

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

Out-of-bounds Read in Libdwarf Project

CVE-2016-7510

The read_line_table_program function in dwarf_line_table_reader_common.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via crafted input.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.016 (73.7th 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-125 — Out-of-bounds Read

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7510?: CVE-2016-7510 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Out-of-bounds Read. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2016-7510?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.