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CVE-2016-7410

• Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 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: yes
• Published: 2017-01-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

The _dwarf_read_loc_section function in dwarf_loc.c in libdwarf 20160613 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted file.

Affected products

• Libdwarf Project Libdwarf: 2016-06-13

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/13/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92971
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/13/5
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/3
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92971

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