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CVE-2016-9276

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 4.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2017-03-23 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-125

Description

The dwarf_get_aranges_list function in dwarf_arrange.c in Libdwarf before 20161124 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read).

Affected products

• Libdwarf Project Libdwarf: from 1999-12-14 before 2016-11-24 — fixed in 2016-11-24

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Libdwarf Project Libdwarf 2016-11-24. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94284
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-dwarf_get_aranges_list-dwarf_arange-c
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394804
• https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6/
• http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/9
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94284
• https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-dwarf_get_aranges_list-dwarf_arange-c
• https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1394804
• https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6/

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