CVE-2015-8750

Description

libdwarf 20151114 and earlier allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference and crash) via a debug_abbrev section marked NOBITS in an ELF file.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.60%
Third-Party Advisory openwall.com Third-Party Advisory redhat.com Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1294264 issue tracking third party advisory
https://github.com/tomhughes/libdwarf/commit/11750a2838e52953013e3114ef27b3c7b1780697 issue tracking patch third party advisory broken link
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/11 mailing list third party advisory patch

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-8750?
CVE-2015-8750 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-8750?
To fix CVE-2015-8750, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-8750 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-8750 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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