CVE-2015-3239

low
Published 2015-08-26 · Modified 2026-05-06
CVSS v3
CVSS v2
3.3
VIR risk
3.3

Description

Off-by-one error in the dwarf_to_unw_regnum function in include/dwarf_i.h in libunwind 1.1 allows local users to have unspecified impact via invalid dwarf opcodes.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: secalert@redhat.com — http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1675.html

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2015-3239

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2015-3239.html

OS impact

OSVersionStatusFixed in
suse slesaffected
debian debiansidfixed7.0.0+r1-4
debian debiantrixiefixed7.0.0+r1-4
debian debianbookwormfixed7.0.0+r1-4
debian debianbullseyefixed7.0.0+r1-4
debian debianforkyfixed1.1-4

Application impact

VendorProductVersionsFixed
libunwind_projectlibunwind1.1

References

CWEs

CWE-189

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.