Integer overflow in the dwarf_die_deliv.c in libdwarf 20160613 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted f…

published 2017-02-17 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2016-8364

cvss: 5.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.5%; EPSS 1.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
public exploits: 0; none known

Integer overflow in the dwarf_die_deliv.c in libdwarf 20160613 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (crash) via a crafted file.

Patch / fix

distros 3 links 1

debian ubuntu arch linux

dwarfutils Debian 14, Debian 13, Debian 12 20160923-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2016-7511

dwarfutils Ubuntu 14.04 LTS 20120410-2+deb7u2build0.14.04.1
dwarfutils Ubuntu 16.04 LTS 20120410-2+deb7u2build0.16.04.1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2016-7511

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

libdwarf Arch Linux 20161124-1

arch linux advisories AVG-89

sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/bugs/3/ advisory

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2016-7511 updated 2026-11-07 cvss 3.3

libdwarf: Integer overflow in dwarf_die_deliv.c

Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 libdwarf, libdwarf-tools
affected: no fix planned “Will not fix”

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Exploit prediction

1.55% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	5.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Classification

Weakness

CWE-190 Integer Overflow or Wraparound

References

sourceforge.net /p/libdwarf/bugs/3/
issue-tracking, patch, third-party-advisory
prevanders.net /dwarfbug.html#DW201609-002
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2016-7511
NVD CVE-2016-7511

Fencer Intel keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.

Summary