Upstream information

CVE-2016-2050 at MITRE

Description

The get_abbrev_array_info function in libdwarf-20151114 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted elf 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 1.5
Vector AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network Local
Access Complexity Medium Medium
Authentication None Single
Confidentiality Impact None None
Integrity Impact None Partial
Availability Impact Partial None
CVSS v3 Scores
  National Vulnerability Database
Base Score 6.5
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact High
CVSSv3 Version 3.1
SUSE Bugzilla entry: 963791 [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Please note that this evaluation state might be work in progress, incomplete or outdated.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: Mon Jan 25 09:15:11 2016
CVE page last modified: Mon Sep 11 17:45:43 2023