{"id":"UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5044","details":"The WRITE_UNALIGNED function in dwarf_elf_access.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write and crash) via a crafted DWARF section.","modified":"2025-10-24T04:45:47Z","published":"2017-02-17T17:59:00Z","upstream":["CVE-2016-5044"],"references":[{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2016-5044"},{"type":"REPORT","url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5044"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"dwarfutils","ecosystem":"Ubuntu:16.04:LTS","purl":"pkg:deb/ubuntu/dwarfutils@20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1?arch=source&distro=xenial"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"}]}],"versions":["20120410-2","20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1"],"ecosystem_specific":{"binaries":[{"binary_name":"dwarfdump","binary_version":"20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1"},{"binary_name":"libdwarf-dev","binary_version":"20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1"}]},"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2016/UBUNTU-CVE-2016-5044.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.7.3","severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V3","score":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H"},{"type":"Ubuntu","score":"low"}]}