CVE-2016-7410

5.5 mediumEPSS 1.5%

Medium (5.5) in libdwarf project libdwarf. EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

The _dwarf_read_loc_section function in dwarf_loc.c in libdwarf 20160613 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (buffer over-read) via a crafted file.

Severity

CVSS 3.1

5.5 medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS: 1.5% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 74% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
CWE: CWE-125
Published: 2017-01-23
Modified: 2026-06-17
Record from: the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

Affected

libdwarf_project:libdwarf

References

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/13/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/3
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92971
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/13/5
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/3

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