| Name | CVE-2016-5038 |
| Description | The dwarf_get_macro_startend_file function in dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted string offset for .debug_str. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
| References | DLA-669-1 |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| dwarfutils (PTS) | jessie | 20120410-2+deb8u1 | fixed |
| stretch | 20161124-1+deb9u1 | fixed |
| buster | 20180809-1 | fixed |
| bullseye | 20201201-1 | fixed |
| sid, trixie, bookworm | 20210528-1 | fixed |
The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.
| Package | Type | Release | Fixed Version | Urgency | Origin | Debian Bugs |
|---|
| dwarfutils | source | wheezy | 20120410-2+deb7u2 | | DLA-669-1 | |
| dwarfutils | source | jessie | 20120410-2+deb8u1 | | | |
| dwarfutils | source | (unstable) | 20160507+git20160523.9086738-1 | | | |
Notes
https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/82d8e007851805af0dcaaff41f49a2d48473334b/