CVE-2016-5031 describes an out-of-bounds read vulnerability in the print_frame_inst_bytes function of libdwarf, affecting versions prior to 20160923. An attacker could exploit this by providing a specially crafted file, leading to a denial of service. Rated Medium (CVSS 5.5), this vulnerability requires user interaction (UI:R) and local access (AV:L) for exploitation, resulting in high availability impact (A:H) but no confidentiality or integrity 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, < 2016-09-23CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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