CVE-2016-2050

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2017-01-31 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-787

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.

Affected products

Libdwarf Project Libdwarf: 2015-11-14

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/9
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/25/3

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