Upstream information

CVE-2016-2091 at MITRE

Description

The dwarf_read_cie_fde_prefix function in dwarf_frame2.c in libdwarf 20151114 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted ELF object file.

SUSE information

Overall state of this security issue: Resolved

This issue is currently rated as having low severity.

CVSS v2 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database SUSE
Base Score 4.3 3
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:P
Access Vector Network Local
Access Complexity Medium Medium
Authentication None Single
Confidentiality Impact None Partial
Integrity Impact None None
Availability Impact Partial Partial
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 5.3
Vector CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact Low
CVSSv3 Version 3
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 964155 [NEW]

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Status of this issue by product and package

Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated. Also information for service packs in the LTSS phase is only included for issues meeting the LTSS criteria. If in doubt, feel free to contact us for clarification. The updates are grouped by state of their lifecycle. SUSE product lifecycles are documented on the lifecycle page.

Product(s) Source package State
Products past their end of life and not receiving proactive updates anymore.
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP3 libdwarf Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 11 SP4 libdwarf Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP3 libdwarf Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP4 libdwarf Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP3 libdwarf Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 11 SP4 libdwarf Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP3 libdwarf Unsupported
SUSE Linux Enterprise Software Development Kit 11 SP4 libdwarf Unsupported

SUSE Timeline for this CVE

CVE page created: Thu Jan 28 18:15:21 2016
CVE page last modified: Mon Sep 11 17:45:55 2023