# CVE-2015-3239: 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

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 3 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2015-08-26 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## 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.

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## References

- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1675.html
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1769.html
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1232265
- http://git.savannah.gnu.org/cgit/libunwind.git/commit/?id=396b6c7ab737e2bff244d640601c436a26260ca1
- http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2015-1768.html
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/76707
- https://github.com/RenukaSelvar/libunwind_CVE-2015-3239
- https://github.com/RenukaSelvar/libunwind_CVE-2015-3239_After
- https://github.com/RenukaSelvar/libunwind_CVE-2015-3239_AfterPatch

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