# CVE-2016-9558: (1) libdwarf/dwarf\_leb.c and (2) dwarfdump/print\_frames.c in libdwarf before 20161124 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2017-02-28 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

(1) libdwarf/dwarf_leb.c and (2) dwarfdump/print_frames.c in libdwarf before 20161124 allow remote attackers to have unspecified impact via a crafted bit pattern in a signed leb number, aka a "negation overflow."

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## References

- https://www.prevanders.net/dwarfbug.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/19/6
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/94491
- https://blogs.gentoo.org/ago/2016/11/19/libdwarf-negation-overflow-in-dwarf_leb-c/
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2016/11/23/3
- https://sourceforge.net/p/libdwarf/code/ci/4f19e1050cd8e9ddf2cb6caa061ff2fec4c9b5f9/#diff-5

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