Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Feb 13, 2017· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2015-8750
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.
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Affected products
2cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:libdwarf_project:libdwarf:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: >=1999-12-14,<=2015-11-14
- (no CPE)range: <=20151114
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
3- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/07/11nvdMailing ListPatchThird Party Advisory
- github.com/tomhughes/libdwarf/commit/11750a2838e52953013e3114ef27b3c7b1780697nvdBroken LinkIssue TrackingPatchThird Party Advisory
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cginvdIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory
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