| Name | CVE-2016-5043 |
| Description | The dwarf_dealloc function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read and crash) via a crafted DWARF section. |
| Source | CVE (at NVD; CERT, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more) |
Vulnerable and fixed packages
The table below lists information on source packages.
| Source Package | Release | Version | Status |
|---|
| dwarfutils (PTS) | jessie | 20120410-2+deb8u1 | vulnerable |
| 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 | (unstable) | 20160507-1 | | | |
Notes
[jessie] - dwarfutils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
[wheezy] - dwarfutils <no-dsa> (Minor issue)
https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/98a3da1e8237fe0d45b67ef77f3fa5ed9ff0215f/