CVE-2016-2050

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Published 2017-01-31 · Modified 2026-05-13

CVSS v3

6.5

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v2

4.3

VIR risk

6.5

Description

The get_abbrev_array_info function in libdwarf-20151114 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds write) via a crafted elf file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

75%

Patch ETA

—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: debian — https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2050

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2050.html

OS impact

OS	Version	Status	Fixed in
sles		affected
debian	bookworm	fixed	`20160507+git20160523.9086738-1`
debian	bullseye	fixed	`20160507+git20160523.9086738-1`
debian	forky	fixed	`20160507+git20160523.9086738-1`
debian	sid	fixed	`20160507+git20160523.9086738-1`
debian	trixie	fixed	`20160507+git20160523.9086738-1`

Application impact

Vendor	Product	Versions	Fixed
libdwarf_project	libdwarf	`2015-11-14`

References

CWEs

CWE-787

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