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CVE-2016-7410

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CVE-2016-7410 describes a buffer over-read vulnerability in the _dwarf_read_loc_section function of libdwarf 20160613, affecting the libdwarf project. This vulnerability has a medium severity CVSS score of 5.5, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, and potentially leading to a denial of service. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2016-06-13CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:2016-06-13:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.50%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.6%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0150 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 5,758 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatend of lifevia redhat_api
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Fixed in: libdwarf

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-7410Low

libdwarf: Heap buffer overflow in _dwarf_read_loc_section

Sep 14, 2016

References

openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/09/13/5
ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/09/15/3
Mailing ListThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/92971
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry