CVE-2016-2091

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Published 2016-02-08 · Modified 2026-05-06

CVSS v3

3.3

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

CVSS v2

4.3

VIR risk

3.3

Description

The dwarf_read_cie_fde_prefix function in dwarf_frame2.c in libdwarf 20151114 allows attackers to cause a denial of service (out-of-bounds read) via a crafted ELF object file.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood

34%

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-2016-2091

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: suse — https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2091.html

OS impact

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

Application impact

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

References

https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2016-2091.html
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/19/3
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/01/28/8
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2016-2091

CWEs

CWE-125

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