{"id":"CVE-2016-8681","details":"The _dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code function in dwarf_util.c in libdwarf 20161001 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) by calling the dwarfdump command on a crafted file.","modified":"2026-03-15T22:11:33.173594Z","published":"2017-02-15T21:59:00.607Z","references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/93592"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1385690"},{"type":"FIX","url":"http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/10/16/5"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/10/06/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_get_abbrev_for_code-dwarf_util-c-2/"}],"affected":[{"database_specific":{"unresolved_ranges":[{"events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2016-10-01"}]}],"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2016-8681.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.5","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"}]}