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CVE-2016-9275

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FAUCET Score

CVE-2016-9275 describes a heap-based buffer overflow in the _dwarf_skim_forms function within libdwarf, specifically affecting libdwarf_project libdwarf versions prior to 20161124. This vulnerability, rated 7.5 HIGH, allows remote attackers to trigger a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 1999-12-14, < 2016-11-24CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
4.22%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
90.0%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-26
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0422 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 51,485 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

redhatpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

Vendor Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2016-9275Low

libdwarf: Out of bound heap read in _dwarf_skim_forms

Nov 9, 2016

References

blogs.gentoo.org / ago/2016/11/07/libdwarf-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-_dwarf_skim_forms-dwarf_macro5-c
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
bugzilla.redhat.com / show_bug.cgi
Issue TrackingPatch
sourceforge.net / p/libdwarf/code/ci/583f8834083b5ef834c497f5b47797e16101a9a6
Issue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2016/11/11/7
Mailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/94284
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry