{"cve":"CVE-2016-5042","nvd":{"published":"2017-02-17T17:59:00.653","modified":"2026-06-17T00:48:40.380","status":"Modified","description":"The dwarf_get_aranges_list function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (infinite loop and crash) via a crafted DWARF section.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":7.5},"cwes":["CWE-835"],"references":["http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/1","https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1332145","https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html","http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1"],"products":["libdwarf_project:libdwarf"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:54.846948762+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-5042","score":0.04125,"percentile":0.90816,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}