Vulnerability Database

313,825

Total vulnerabilities in the database

CVE-2016-5028

The print_frame_inst_bytes function in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference) via an object file with empty bss-like sections.

  • Published: Feb 17, 2017
  • Updated: Nov 9, 2025
  • CVE: CVE-2016-5028
  • Severity: Medium
  • Exploit:

CVSS v3:

  • Severity: Medium
  • Score: 6.5
  • AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2:

  • Severity: Low
  • Score: 4.3
  • AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

CWEs:

Software From Fixed in
libdwarf_project / libdwarf 1999-12-14 2016-09-23