What is CVE-2016-7511?

CVE-2016-7511 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-17.

How severe is CVE-2016-7511?

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

Integer overflow in Libdwarf Project

CVE-2016-7511

Integer overflow in the dwarf_die_deliv.c in libdwarf 20160613 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

Published 2017-02-17 · 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 (74.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.1% 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 2016-06-13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/bugs/3/ (Patch, Third Party Advisory, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-7511?: CVE-2016-7511 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Libdwarf Project, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2017-02-17.
How severe is CVE-2016-7511?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.