Medium
Security advisory
dwarf_elf_access.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file, related to relocation records.
- Products
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- Affected versions
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- Fixed versions
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- CVEs
- CVE-2016-5034
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- Updated in this feed
- 1 Nov 2026, 07:40 UTC · Revision 1
Source evidence
dwarf_elf_access.c in libdwarf before 20160923 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted file, related to relocation records.
osv:CVE-2016-5034
Complete source record
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