{"cve":"CVE-2016-9480","nvd":{"published":"2016-11-29T23:59:00.173","modified":"2026-06-17T00:56:08.650","status":"Modified","description":"libdwarf 2016-10-21 allows context-dependent attackers to obtain sensitive information or cause a denial of service by using the \"malformed dwarf file\" approach, related to a \"Heap Buffer Over-read\" issue affecting the dwarf_util.c component, aka DW201611-006.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H","score":9.1},"cwes":["CWE-119"],"references":["http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94980","https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/bugs/5/","https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/5dd64de047cd5ec479fb11fe7ff2692fd819e5e5/","https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html","http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94980"],"products":["libdwarf_project:libdwarf"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:41:25.729257544+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2016-9480","score":0.03635,"percentile":0.89553,"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."]}