CVE-2015-8750 describes a denial-of-service vulnerability in libdwarf versions 20151114 and earlier, affecting the libdwarf_project. A remote attacker can trigger a NULL pointer dereference and crash by providing a specially crafted ELF file with a debug_abbrev section marked NOBITS. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity that requires user interaction, leading to high availability impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 1999-12-14, <= 2015-11-14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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