MSRC_CVE-2016-8681
Vulnerability from csaf_microsoft - Published: 2017-02-02 00:00 - Updated: 2025-09-03 20:19Summary
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.
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