High severity7.5NVD Advisory· Published Apr 10, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2016-5041

Description

dwarf_macro5.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via a debugging information entry using DWARF5 and without a DW_AT_name.

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.

References

www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/24/1nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/05/25/1nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.htmlnvdVendor Advisory

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