| Name | CVE-2016-7511 |
| Description | 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. |
| 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-635-1 |
| Debian Bugs | 838757 |
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.
Notes
[jessie] - dwarfutils <no-dsa> (Minor issue, can be fixed in point release)
https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/bugs/3/
https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html#DW201609-002
Fixed by: https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/3767305debcba8bd7e1c483ae48c509d25399252
See though notes for CVE-2016-7410, the 3767305debcba8bd7e1c483ae48c509d25399252
seem to be the ultimate fix upstream, introducing commit should as well still be
found.